Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared man of the year by CNN Arabic user votes. Erdogan got 74% of the vote. The President of Syria Bashar al-Assad - 20%, TRTRussian reports.
The audience pointed out the following achievements of Erdogan: Turkey’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan, mediation between Iran and the western world and his demonstrative leaving from the meeting at an economic forum in Davos.
Results of the survey confirmed once again that Turkey is a rising star of the Islamic world, writes TRTRussian.