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The establishment of D-8 was declared in the State and Government leaders’ summit held in İstanbul on June 15, 1997. The aims of initiating the D-8 enterprise were to create and branch out new opportunities among the 8 countries representing a great economic potential, various resources, a wide population and geographical area, to increase participation in decision making at an international level, provide better life conditions, develop the economic cooperation within joint projects perceptibly and strengthen the state of developing countries in the world economy. One of the aims of D-8 was to insert the new currency, which has a rather important place in international commerce and relation, into circulation. The Lira of the New World would be collected in the New World Bank, which would be formed by drawing the reserves of the 8 countries. D-8 refers to developing 8 countries and it’s an establishment which represents the 8 founder countries. These 8 countries are Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria. The 6 stars existing in the flag of D-8 represent the basic objectives of D-8. These objectives are; • Peace instead of conflict, • Dialogue instead of confrontation, • Justice instead of double-standard, • Equality instead of discrimination, • Cooperation instead of exploitation, • Democracy instead of oppression. • While the gross national product of D-8 was a total of 976 billion US Dollars during the establishment, this figure is approximately 4 trillion dollars now. While the national per capita income of the countries was 1.253 dollars, it is about 3.500 dollars now. D-8 with their young and dynamic population of 1 billion 100 million constitute the 5,0 % of the world’s gross national product and 8,4 % of it with the Arab world. Exporting rose from 279 billion dollars in 1997 to 835 billion dollars in 2015. For the same years, importing rose from 280 billion dollars to 875 billion dollars. For D-8, the structure of young population constitutes factors of dynamism. In terms of matters of the world and Turkey today, we are in a world where there are chaos, instability, wars and deaths in neighboring countries and regions; insecurities experienced first with the U.S.A and NATO member countries and member countries of the European Union, which we are trying to be a member of, increasing political and commercial pressure, attempted blockings of investments, ranks are changed and reestablished every day. Today, the facts that the dominance of the powerful is increased, freedoms are limited, people are precluded from their lands and left for dead, the Mediterranean turned into a lake of death, refugees are met with inhumane treatment in the borders, people are treated as terrorists just because they are a citizen of a country (without considering religion, language, sect, color, race) and rejected entry into the border make the accomplishments of the aim of D-8 and the aimed projects since its establishment more meaningful. Although it has been 20 years since its establishment, powers did not deactivate the D-8 yet they did not make an effort for its accomplishment. The accomplishment of D-8 and its conduction will be a doorway to “enlightenment” not only for Turkey and D-8 countries, but also for the world and especially for the developing countries, just as Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan said. We understand how much more we need the justice, dialogue, peace and love, equality of being a human, cooperation, human rights and freedoms symbolized by the 6 stars of D-8 more. Therefore, 1. A ministry should be created for each D-8 member. 2. An international investment and financing risk evaluation unit should be established. 3. A base to put a common currency into effect should be quickly initiated.

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