Currently a member of the Turkish Parliament from the main opposition Republican People's Party, Dervis, 56, is widely credited with leading Turkey out of its worst economic crisis in modern times.
Dervisu, 56, koji je trenutačno zastupnik glavne oporbene Republikanske narodne stranke u turskom parlamentu, pripisuju se zasluge za izlazak Turske iz njezine najgore ekonomske krize u novijem dobu.