Erdoğan's election message came these days when early or dominant election debates continue in Türkiye.
Addressing citizens in Rize last week, Erdogan said, "I renew my belief that we will hopefully get through the upcoming elections successfully."
These statements of Erdoğan became a hot topic in a short time.
"EXPLANATION" FROM AKP TO THOSE WORDS
AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik said that Erdoğan's words were not a signal for early elections.
Çelik said, "This is not a signal for an early election. There is no election on the general agenda of Türkiye right now, friends."
AKP MYK MEETED
President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired his party's Central Executive Board meeting. At the meeting where the Presidency of Financial and Administrative Affairs will make a presentation, the activities of the Turkish Grand National Assembly were also discussed.
Speaking after the meeting, Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik said, "We have made some new decisions in terms of restructuring. We are providing new buildings to our organizations in various provinces. We wish good luck to all of them."
"ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAMAGES THAT SEPTEMBER 12 HAS LEFT IN Türkiye IS THE CONSTITUTION"
Çelik also said:
"As you know, the past days were extremely important for our history. It was the anniversary of the September 12 coup. We still cannot say that the wounds caused by the coup in our political life and social life have been completely healed. It has been seen over the years that, although it has many excuses, it has settled in our history as a lever used to cripple Türkiye's democracy, weaken the foundations of the Republic, and further magnify some social traumas. Of course, one of the biggest damages left by September 12 in Türkiye is the constitution.
Politics still has the task of making a new constitution. This is our duty to future generations. The issue is not just a matter of renewing the articles of the Constitution and reconsidering the Constitution; It is the making of a constitution whose subject is directly the nation. It is a matter of completely eliminating the constitutional atmosphere that took place in the region of tutelage and coupism. This stands as a great duty and historical responsibility before our democracy and politics.
In this respect, AKP is always ready to fulfill this responsibility of politics correctly in order to pay this debt to future generations. "We express once again the importance of laying the groundwork for this and constantly pursuing the opportunities that will bring Türkiye to a new constitution in a very strong way, and bringing politics together on such a basis, putting it before all issues, handling it independently of all issues, and reaching a conclusion that will leave its mark on the coming decades."
Çelik commemorated the anniversary of Baku's liberation from enemy occupation and wished God's mercy to the heroic martyrs and gratitude to the veterans.
Conveying his greetings, respect and feelings of brotherhood to Azerbaijan, Çelik stated that Turkey will continue its solidarity with Azerbaijan regardless of the conditions.
"INSTABILITY IN THE STRAIT OF HORmuz IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE WORLD"
Making evaluations about the developments in the region, Çelik stated that the instability in the Strait of Hormuz remains a major problem for the world, and that the desired permanent ceasefire and peace environment could not be achieved after the Islamabad Consensus.
Pointing out that new problems were experienced in Babülmandeb, Çelik said that they did not find the UAV attacks against Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory to be correct, they rejected and condemned them.
Emphasizing that it is extremely valuable for Saudi Arabia to act prudently in order not to escalate tensions, Çelik stated that they found the Iraqi government's attempt to shed light on the incident and reveal those responsible by condemning the attacks as "extremely valuable".
"WE ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF TERRORISM-FREE Türkiye AND TERRORISM-FREE ZONE"
Çelik said, "In the context of terrorism-free Turkey and terrorism-free region, we continue to follow very closely the developments regarding the laying down of arms of many organizations and the subordination of non-state forces to state authority." and continued as follows:
"In this context, the statement made by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is very important. In this respect, it is extremely important that the groups called YBŞ forces will be eliminated from their structures around Mount Sinjar and will be integrated under the authority of the Iraqi government.
As stated in the statement made by the Iraqi Prime Minister, it is extremely important that 'no one other than the state elements should have weapons, all these armed groups should be gathered under the state authority from a single center, and measures should be taken by the government to protect the rights, law and security of the people living there'.
The main problem in many places is that, in addition to terrorist elements, some non-state elements stand as armed groups. We often see that this is used by other powers in the region, by forces with zionist and imperialist foundations. We want neighbors whose territorial integrity is preserved, state sovereignty is established, and whose political institutions work according to the principle of one army, with strong political institutions. Some other countries, dark circles with imperialist and Zionist agendas, want the states in our immediate region to weaken, state institutions to collapse, armies to disband, territorial integrity to be damaged, and state sovereignty to be weakened.
Some countries want their neighboring countries to be weak, powerless and in chaos as a guarantee of their own security. We think just the opposite. It is good for everyone to protect the sovereignty of states, to have strong institutions, to structure security forces according to the single army principle, and to protect their territorial integrity.
In a period when the world is increasingly going through turbulence, respecting these principles, the principle of protection of state sovereignty and the principle of protection of territorial integrity, should be considered as the alphabet of preserving peace. Once these are eliminated, there will be no possibility or basis for preserving peace in any way. "We will continue to follow these developments within the framework of these principles."
"PROVOCATIVE APPROACHES SHOULD NOT EMERGE IN THE AEGEAN AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN"
Ömer Çelik stated that provocative approaches should not emerge in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean amid the current turbulence in the region and called on everyone to be prudent about the images that have emerged recently.
Emphasizing that the importance Turkey attaches to diplomacy and solving problems through negotiation should not be perceived as a "weakness", Çelik stated that a message cannot be given to Turkey with a show of force or provocative approaches, and said, "We clearly state that whoever tries to convey a message to us in this way, we will not compromise in any way and will not accept this message in any way."
Çelik noted that Turkey is aware of its power both at the table and in the field, and that all parties should use diplomatic capacity to avoid new problems in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
REACTION FROM ÇELİK TO THE REMOVAL OF ARMS EMBARGO ON GKRY
Reacting to the US's decision to extend the arms embargo on the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC) for another year, Çelik said that the decision was not correct and would lead to further erosion of trust between the two parties on the island.
Stating that the decision in question is a "protective measure" in terms of preserving the balance on the Island and preventing the negotiations from shifting to different grounds, Çelik emphasized that Turkey's determined stance on the sovereignty of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the principles of the Turkish Cypriot cause will continue.
Çelik said, “As the motherland and guarantor country, Türkiye will struggle on every ground to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the Turkish Cypriot people, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot cause. "This includes ensuring the security of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," he said.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WARNING FROM ÇELİK
Çelik stated that artificial intelligence discussions, which have intensified in recent months, have increased even more this week, and that serious warnings have come from the managers and engineers of institutions working in the field of artificial intelligence that artificial intelligence may go out of human control and turn to areas that threaten humanity, such as biological weapon production and intelligence activities.
Emphasizing that developments in artificial intelligence may now have consequences that may threaten not only certain countries or regions but also all humanity, Çelik stated that calls for slowing down artificial intelligence studies and determining rules and principles are increasing.
Stating that Turkey will not be left out of the artificial intelligence race, Çelik also noted that they will put forward strong initiatives to establish principles at the international level to manage artificial intelligence in a way that does not threaten the freedom and independence of humanity.
Stating that artificial intelligence will not be limited to technology in the coming period, but will also be effective in areas such as intelligence, security, sovereignty of states and social transformation, Çelik reminded the news that artificial intelligence was used to kill civilians in Gaza.
Referring to the movie No Other Land, which was shown at the Venice Film Festival, Çelik said that the movie, which is based on the testimonies of Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers, includes images and documents regarding the crimes that he claims were committed in Gaza and Palestinian territories.
Çelik claimed that the activities of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government were "genocide with all its elements" and stated that the fact that the Israeli authorities brought up the denaturalization of the producers instead of discussing the allegations made by the film showed that the aim of the "genocide network" was not to confront the crimes but to cover them up.
"WE ARE INTERESTED IN ALL ITS DIMENSIONS OF THE DEBATE BETWEEN BURDUR MP KORKMAZ AND GOVERNOR BİLGİHAN"
Çelik then answered journalists' questions.
Çelik made evaluations about AKP Burdur Deputy Adem Korkmaz's request for close protection from Ankara Governorship, claiming that Burdur Governor Tülay Baydar Bilgihan used threatening statements against him, and later withdrawing his petition.
Çelik stated that after hearing about the incident, the AKP Headquarters dealt with the issue "in all its dimensions" and that consultations were held with the Minister of Internal Affairs.
Çelik also noted:
"At the end of the day, we consider that this was a communication accident. Mr. Member of Parliament also made a statement and withdrew his petition. Therefore, I would like to express that this situation, which emerged as a communication accident, is a discussion that has been left behind for us. Of course, we always say that there may be misunderstandings between various authorities and some problems may arise.
In this regard, all our friends should solve the problems by taking them directly to our Headquarters and our group presidency. The issue here is not who is right and who is wrong. We evaluate that there was a communication accident, we evaluate that there was a communication breakdown. In this respect, with the statements made, this is over and left behind.”
"THIS IS NOT AN EARLY ELECTION SIGNAL"
Upon the question of whether President Erdoğan's words, "I renew my belief that we will successfully overcome the next elections" while addressing the citizens, were a signal of early elections, Çelik said that for those who know Erdoğan's style of doing politics, the statement in question does not mean an early election.
Çelik stated that Erdogan puts organizations at the center of his political life and attaches great importance to organizational work, and added:
"In his political life, our esteemed President always puts our organizations at the center and puts them at the highest point. That's why I remember very well that sometimes, even when we have just come out of the election, when we win an election and go to an organization a month later, our esteemed President asks them, 'Are you preparing for the next elections?' Because his way of upbringing, his way of doing politics, is based on organization and constantly improving it by putting one stone after another every day."
Stating that Erdoğan's words are a phrase he frequently uses towards organizations and citizens, Çelik said, "This is not a signal for an early election. There is no election on the general agenda of Türkiye right now, friends."
