Erdoğan touted Turkey's own domestic battle against poverty, one that has largely been waged under his watch. "The ratio of people whose daily consumption was less than $4.30 was 30% in 2002, and, take note, we dropped it to 4%," he said, going on to describe the improved infrastructure, schools, homes and health facilities created for Turkey's impoverished citizens.
Erdogan je promovisao i borbu same Turske protiv siromaštva na domaćem terenu, koja je uglavnom vođena pod njegovim nadzorom. „Stopa ljudi čija je dnevna potrošnja bila manja od 4,30 dolara bila je 30 odsto u 2002. godini i, obratite pažnju, spustili smo ga na 4 odsto“, rekao je on, opisujući potom poboljšanu infrastructuru, škole, kuće i zdravstvene ustanove napravljene za siromašne građane Turske.