President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gives a speech at the AK Party Group Meeting.
Highlights from President Erdoğan's speech are as follows:
- We shared our stance on the funding issue with our nation on different occasions. We handle the issue sensitively in three different categories. In the first stage, the savings in the funds decided to be liquidated are paid to the investors. The Fund Coordination Board and our economic staff meet regularly. With the entry into force of the bill on the agenda of our parliament, payment transactions will be a little faster.
- In the second stage; It is the holding accountable before the judiciary of those who sometimes gain unfair and exorbitant profits within an organization through manipulation. Our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is doing what is necessary in light of the evidence and confessions.
- The third stage is the precautions to be taken to avoid encountering a similar problem again. As a result of the comprehensive report to be prepared by the State Supervisory Board and other studies carried out in line with our instructions, all kinds of steps will be taken here, in terms of institutional, individual or legislative dimensions.
“WE HAVE WITNESSED A HATE CAMPAIGN ON SOCIAL MEDIA”
- We take this issue very seriously, which affects not only the more than 455 thousand investors in the funds that were decided to be liquidated, but also many of our people, including their families. We are addressing the issue uncompromisingly.
- We are going through a sensitive period where important developments are taking place. I offer my condolences to Üsküdar Municipality Deputy Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who lost his life in a traffic accident while coming from Istanbul to Ankara last week, and my condolences to the people of Üsküdar. Our brother Ziya Gültekin was an extraordinary person who was a lover of Üsküdar and loved his district with great passion. He was a popular name both in our organization and in Üsküdar.
- I congratulate Muhammed Emin Sarıoğlu, who was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar Municipality in the voting held yesterday, and I wholeheartedly believe that he will serve the people of Üsküdar with love. There are values that make people human, respect for pain is one of them. After the death of our brother Ziya, which saddened us all, we witnessed a vile hate campaign, especially on social media, which appeared to be directed from a single center. A mob devoid of any sense of humanity vomited out all the anger they had accumulated against a person they did not even know. They attacked everyone who fulfilled their humanitarian duty by posting condolences.
"Türkiye NEEDS A NEW POLITICAL LANGUAGE"
- We always draw attention to the dangers of increasing polarization in politics. Türkiye needs a new political language. We have experienced great disappointment in the last three weeks. The opposition is unaware of the plans for Türkiye. There are no solutions to the problems.
"NO, WHO ARE YOU AT WAR?"
- One of them came out recently; He unconsciously says 'we are at war'. We need to ask this person whose ambition has captured his mind. Nope; Who are you at war with? Is there a mobilization and we don't know about it? Türkiye was invaded but we didn't hear about it. Look, very serious problems have happened to this country for 24 years. There were those who showed our country a stick under their cloak. There were those who threatened Türkiye vilely, regardless of their size. They used many tricks, such as the Gezi incidents, to destroy Türkiye from within.
"MAKING UNSOUNDED ACCUSES IS A GREAT CRIME"
- We see the same frivolous attitude in fund discussions. They are playing with people's dignity and reputation through rumors. Look, just as it is a big crime to confiscate people's property, it is also a bigger crime to make unfounded accusations of corruption against honest and honorable people. What's worse than this is to act recklessly even though your falsehood is revealed. Moreover, you will accuse our cabinet members without any information or documents, you will incriminate the institutions of the state, and then you will come out and lie on your ear without blushing. We do not say goodbye to this. We will not surrender to the politics of leaving no stone unturned.
FLOOD IN ISTANBUL
- Last week, we were exposed to floods and floods in Istanbul and surrounding provinces. Our relevant ministers immediately moved to Istanbul. In the first stage, on October 14, our disaster groups started to work on a 24/7 basis in the provincial and district AFAD management centers in Istanbul. A total of 47 thousand 217 personnel, 5 thousand 280 vehicles and 14 boats took part in the search, rescue, intervention and support operations in Istanbul.
- We will not tolerate opportunities that try to use this painful incident to discredit corruption operations against municipalities. We provide all kinds of support to our citizens affected by the disaster. A total of 200 million liras, 10 thousand liras per household, was transferred by our Ministry of Family, 230 million liras by AFAD, and a total of 80 million liras by our Ministry of Commerce to our Istanbul Governorship.
"THE TIME OF ACCOUNT HAS COME FOR THE VIOLENTS"
- Our Syrian brothers are building their common future in unity and solidarity under the leadership of President Mr. Ahmed Shara. We believe that a brand new page will open in Syria as the integration process in the north progresses. As Türkiye, we continue to stand by Syria.
- There are very important developments taking place in Syria that should serve as an example to especially the oppressors and murderers. The sorrows of the oppressed do not remain silent. Murderers who enjoy killing children are detected in their lairs and picked out one by one, no matter where they flee. The time of reckoning has come for those who threaten with weapons in their hands and various rags in front of them, for those who shed the blood of 248 innocent people in Banyas and 53 of our people in Reyhanlı, and for the scoundrels who pose as heroes on the corpses of Syrian children. Have no doubt. The time of reckoning will come for others, too. I wholeheartedly congratulate the unsung heroes of the Syrian intelligence and our National Intelligence Organization, who helped capture the terrorist who was the perpetrator of many massacres.
