According to the statement made by the AK Party Istanbul Provincial Presidency, deputy chairmen, ministers, Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) members, deputies, Headquarters Disciplinary Board members, mayors, council members and provincial and district organizations participated in the city-wide activities. Within the scope of the work involving a total of 7 thousand 18 field officers, 1494 programs were organized throughout the city.
In the programs, party executives and organization members came together with tradesmen, representatives of non-governmental organizations, neighborhood residents, young people and citizens. During the meetings, various issues were discussed, especially the work carried out during the summer, targets for the next period, the economic program and the "Terrorism-Free Turkey" process, and citizens' demands and suggestions were listened to.
AK Party Deputy Chairman and Head of Organization Ahmet Büyükgümüş also visited Kağıthane District Headquarters and participated in the field work.
Büyükgümüş, whose views were included in the statement, stated that they met with citizens in 39 districts and all neighborhoods of Istanbul and that they would consult with citizens about the work carried out throughout the summer and the steps to be taken in the coming period.
Stating that the studies on basic topics, especially the "Terror-Free Turkey" process and the economic program, will be evaluated, Büyükgümüş said, "For us, the most basic principle of politics that we see from our leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is this: The only compass of politics, serving the nation, is the national will. For this reason, we consider it as the motto of politics to progress shoulder to shoulder, not only from election to election, not only when the ballot boxes are established, but also by being with our nation at all times, in all the work we do wholeheartedly." he said.
"WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS ON THE FIELD 365 DAYS AND IS UNITY WITH ITS CITIZENS"
AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir stated that the city-wide program is a summary of the field studies carried out by the organization throughout the year. Özdemir pointed out that they came together with citizens in 39 districts and 961 neighborhoods and said, "We are an organization that is on the field 365 days a year and is united with its citizens. We are members of the party that our citizens founded and whose signs we hung. Hopefully, today we will reinforce a good conversation with our citizens in Istanbul." made his assessment.
Emphasizing that the AK Party does politics in line with President Erdoğan's working principles, Özdemir underlined that they have met with citizens in different parts of Istanbul since the day they took office. Özdemir said, "We are a party that always takes the pulse of the society, listens to it, and carries out work that will personally produce solutions to the expectations of our society, in the bazaar, in the market, wherever our citizens are, in places where ladies are present, in areas where young people are present." He stated:
Pointing out that 17 vice presidents, 48 MKYK members, 11 ministers, vice presidents of organizations, headquarters and disciplinary board members and 123 deputies participated in the work in Istanbul, Özdemir made evaluations about the local governments in Istanbul.
Özdemir stated that they follow the legal processes in the district municipalities and said, "We are all witnesses of a process that develops in favor of the AK Party in the elections held in the municipalities at a time when even CHP council members are disturbed by the process." He said his words.
