Can Turks Be Trusted With Their Own Future?

In my opinion, we can trust our own future because, in the past we had a very bad economy but now our economy is developing. For example our money, Lira come into value. Ten years later it had a very bad value over against Dolar and other money unit.
Kinzer said in his text:"As a result of geography and because of their Ottoman past, Turks occupy a singular position in the Islamic consciounsness." Turkey has a very important geographical and political place. Turkey is a bridge which connect Europe and Asia for that western powers cannot declare of Turkey. Turkey has a very political position because there are very big oil reserves in Turkey's neighbour. In this century, Oil is very important for people. Oil is getting over Turkey and access the western country.
If Turkey use this advantage for Turkey's economy, it will be very powerfull in the future.