Turkish PM Erdogan - "the world's most influential 11th name"

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was selected as the world's most influential 11th name. Erdogan ranked the 11th in British New Statesman magazine's list of the most influential 50 names of the world.

The magazine wrote that Erdogan, who entered the list for the first time, was the only prime minister who won three consecutive elections in Turkey. New Statesman also wrote that Erdogan was considered as the strongest leader ever after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, in Turkey.

Erdogan was welcomed like a hero during his visits to Arab countries, wrote the magazine. The magazine also said that Turkish economy grew 8.9 percent in 2010 and became the fastest growing economy among OECD countries.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on the top of the list, while U.S. President Barack Obama ranked the fifth in the list which is shaped according to the influence of the leaders in their country, region and the world.

New Statesman has been published in London since 1913.


/World Bulletin/