Dervis: "It is cruel to say that the AKP is a failure."

During a conference at Mugla University yesterday on "Contemporary Social Democracy and Turkey," Dervis stated that it was necessary to give the government some time. Referring to the matter of personnel assignments, Dervis said: "I can see that it is necessary for every government to work with a staff it can get along well with; however, sometimes experienced people shouldn’t be replaced by other persons within the bureaucracy. I didn’t make bureaucrats deal with politics during my time in office; they are still continuing their work now."