"Turkey has embraced reforms and transformed. The country has switched from a state focused economy to a private sector focused economy. Certain businesses were provided the opportunity to transform. We have pulled through two or three crises and have learned how to manage a crisis."

Speaking at Davos, Şahenk expressed that Turkey has now reached more professional standards, "The factor that provides this dynamism: we are 80 percent professional, while the other 20 percent consists of flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit."