Following his appointment as minister for economic affairs and the treasury in March that year, he spearheaded a programme of ambitious and often painful reforms that helped curb political interference in the economy -- a main contributor to Turkey's financial problems.
Nakon što je u martu iste godine postavljen za ministra za ekonomska pitanja i finansije, Derviš je vodio program ambicioznih i često bolnih reformi koje su pomogle da se zaustavi uplitanje politike u ekonomiju -- što je najviše doprinelo turskim finansijskim problemima.