app oint ed ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Econom y , ▁having ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁share ▁interest ▁rate ▁policies ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Er do ğ an . ▁N umer ous ▁economic ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Me h met ▁ Ş im ş ek ▁were ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁co - de put y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N ure tt in ▁Can ik li ▁or ▁to ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁himself . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁taking ▁office ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁gave ▁an ▁over view ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁that ▁his ▁government ▁would ▁follow . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁regional ▁problems ▁increased ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁Turkey ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁power , ▁further ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁follow ▁the ▁' simple ' ▁foreign ▁policy ▁goal ▁of ▁increasing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁al lies ▁and ▁decre asing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁enemies ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁His ▁speech ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁increasing ▁isol ation ▁of ▁Turkey ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁stage ▁and ▁the ▁growing ▁host ility ▁of ▁other ▁countries ▁towards ▁the ▁A K P ▁government . ▁Comment ators ▁claimed ▁that ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁could ▁purs ue ▁a ▁' re vision ist ' ▁foreign ▁policy ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁Er do ğ an , ▁depart ing ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁foreign ▁policy ▁ide als ▁of ▁the ▁A K P , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁end ▁both ▁Turkey ' s ▁international ▁isol ation ▁and ▁domestic ▁problems ▁caused ▁by ▁the