Statement from AKP's Yayman on 'Terror-Free Türkiye' and Funding Crisis

AKP Deputy Chairman Hüseyin Yayman answered journalists' questions before the special session to be held for the opening of the 28th Term 5th Legislative Year of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Yayman wanted Türkiye's issues to be discussed in the new legislative year and stated that work was continuing on the Terror-Free Türkiye process.

Yayman said:

"Let this be a legislative year for Turkey, where Türkiye's issues are discussed and every idea is expressed. As you know, this period was closed very late in the Parliament and opened on October 1. Therefore, the agenda in Türkiye is clear, the topics of discussion are clear, the agenda of the Parliament is also clear. Therefore, commissions are working on the issue of Terror-Free Turkey under the chairmanship of Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz. Our Honorable Parliament Speaker, Numan Kurtulmuş Bey, has made and continues to make very important statements on this issue. So far, a road accident in a Terror-Free Türkiye "It did not happen, and the work continues. I would like to express, as a member of this commission and as a member of parliament, that the process will accelerate in the coming period, that this process will progress much faster with the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the delivery of weapons, the evacuation of the caves, and the establishment of the verification and detection mechanism, and that the era of weapons is over in Türkiye, the era of violence is over, and that Türkiye has no issues that it cannot talk about or solve."

"IT IS BETTER FOR THE PROCESS TO PROGRESS WITHOUT TALKING"

When asked about when the next steps will be taken in the Terror-Free Türkiye process, Yayman answered that he thought it would be better for the process to proceed without being discussed. Yayman said:

"You insistently ask. I insistently refuse to comment, because the most important feature of this process is that it progresses without talking. In the past, there was a lot of talk but no action. Now there is more action, more steps, and I think not talking is a much more correct opinion.

The establishment of the commission was a historic step. The commission's visit to İmralı Island was a historic step. The publication of the report was a historic step and the 467 votes in favor were a historic step. Therefore, this is a state policy, a nation's policy and hopefully the process is on track. These steps will come. Türkiye will now leave this issue on the dusty shelves of history."

"OUR ATTITUDE IS VERY CLEAR, IT WILL GO AS FAR AS IT WILL GO"

Yayman pointed to the evaluation made by AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the AKP Provincial Presidents Meeting regarding the fund crisis and said that necessary steps should be taken no matter how far the scope of the investigation extends.

Yayman said, "As the AK Party, we are a white party like our name. Even if it is me in question here, what is necessary must be done and we are always on the right side of history on this issue. We stand by our nation and our attitude on this issue is very clear. We will go as far as it goes. The institutions of the state are working. The issue here, under the chairmanship of our president, Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz, is to protect the interests of the nation."