Stating that artificial intelligence shapes life, Erdoğan said, "Investors also benefit from these innovations." he said. Stating that the global system has reached an impasse, Erdoğan said, "The geography in which our country is at the center is experiencing a crisis storm." made the statement.
Highlights from President Erdoğan's statements are as follows: Dear members of MÜSİAD, valuable business people of our friendly and brotherly countries, esteemed guests; I greet you with my most heartfelt feelings, respect and affection. I am happy to be with you on the occasion of the 21st MÜSİAD Expo International Trade Fair and the 29th International Business Forum. I would like to welcome all our guests from different continents, different regions, different geographies, especially those who are among us today and who are here with us, to our beautiful Istanbul, the pearl of the world, and bring you joy.
We are closing the fair, which started on Wednesday, today. From stand visits to panel sessions, from bilateral business meetings to diplomatic missions receptions, from country and panel presentations to cooperation agreements, I hope you all had an event that was productive, fruitful and produced concrete results. I wholeheartedly congratulate our MÜSİAD family for successfully organizing the 21st MÜSİAD Expo fairs, which have now become traditional. Likewise, I would like to express my gratitude to all the sponsors of the fair and the forum, and to all of the institutions, organizations and companies that contributed to these programs, especially our Ministry of Commerce.
Right at the beginning of my words; Today, once again, I would like to sincerely thank all members of our MÜSİAD family, who have worked with great sacrifice for a Turkey that is united and whole, has a voice and influence in the world, is effective, respected and strong since the day it was founded. I pray God's mercy to all my brothers who contributed to both MÜSİAD and our country during this period but are no longer with us.
I would like to express this point in particular. MÜSİAD brings together Türkiye's economic and commercial potential with the world; It represents 60 thousand businesses with more than 14 thousand members at home and abroad. It employs approximately 3 million people. It continues its wide range of activities strongly with 184 branches and representatives in 84 countries of the world as well as in our country. I congratulate MÜSİAD, which continues to sincerely convey the opinions, suggestions and expectations of the business world, and wish them success in their work.
Our MÜSİAD Expo fairs, which are held every two years, make us proud every time with their structure that brings together Türkiye's production, export and investment capacity with the global business world, facilitates our companies' access to new markets and new geographies, and most importantly contributes to the development of new Turkey-based commercial collaborations. I was pleased to learn that the interest and participation in the fair was extremely high this year as well. I am proud on behalf of our country that MÜSİAD Expo has gone beyond being a fair and turned into a platform for international trade, investment and business diplomacy.
Dear guests, when we look at the history of humanity, we all see this very clearly: There are some critical thresholds that, once crossed, nothing will ever be the same again. The revolutionary transformation we have experienced in technology, especially artificial intelligence, in recent years is one of them. Artificial intelligence, whose advantages we feel in every field from health to education, from informatics to transportation, from agriculture to economy, is reshaping both our individual and business lives. Artificial intelligence models and robotic technologies, which develop day by day, directly affect production and consumption processes. It is a fact that as much as the real sector uses the opportunities of artificial intelligence, entrepreneurs, industrialists and investors also benefit from these innovations.
The real danger that should not go unnoticed here is this: If you do not give due importance to the human factor when developing artificial intelligence, you may encounter results opposite to what you desire. If you do not protect the values that make a human being, family, society, national and spiritual characteristics; If you eliminate your business ethics and focus on competition and winning at all costs, the software and algorithms you develop and all these technologies will not bring benefit, but harm on the contrary; God forbid it causes widespread destruction.
IT IS UNCONSIDERABLE FOR US TO REMAIN INSENSITIVE TO SUCH AN ISSUE.
This is exactly why these issues need to be addressed in depth, from public administration to the private sector, from academia to the business world and civil society. Especially as the heirs of a deep-rooted culture like Ahiism, it is unthinkable for us to remain insensitive to such an issue. As Muslims, we have to constantly review our economic and commercial relations in the light of the fundamental values that guide our lives. In this respect, I find it very valuable that the 29th International Business Forum was organized under the title "Transformation of Humans and Business World in the Age of Artificial Intelligence".
I would like to extend my congratulations to all participants who expressed their ideas, findings and suggestions in the sessions held within the scope of the forum. I hope that the eye-opening consultations held on these platforms will be beneficial for all of us.
WE ARE DETERMINED TO UNMASK THE OCCUPATING ZIONIST SYSTEM
My dear brothers and sisters, our valued business people; We are going through days where the global system has reached an impasse in terms of legitimacy, representation and justice. In particular, the geography in which our country is located at the center is experiencing a storm of crisis, so to speak. We are all exposed to the effects of this storm to a greater or lesser extent in many areas, from trade to energy supply, from food security to economic sanctions.
Issues that were resolved through exchanges of ideas in the recent past are now being tried to be resolved through exchanges of missiles and drones. This is the first time that the order of the powerful has left its mark on international relations. I drew particular attention to this problem in my address to the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations. We stated that from Palestine to Yemen, from Sudan to Somalia, from Arakan to Iran, any prescription that does not include peace, justice and common sense has no equivalent on the field.
Even though the genocidal murderers who murdered tens of thousands of innocents in Gaza and Lebanon were uncomfortable with us confronting them with the truth, thank God, we once again boldly stated what was right and what we thought was right. From now on, he will not disgrace the truth; Hopefully, we will continue to tell the truth and be the voice of the oppressed and victims as much as we can and as much as we can. I've said it before, and I'll say it again today: Those who think they are chosen, who consider themselves superior to all other people; We are determined to unmask the occupying Zionist mentality, which has no mercy, conscience, morality or principles. No matter what they do, we will not step back.
The place of war criminals for whom the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant is not the United Nations bench, but the courtrooms where they will be held accountable for the murders they committed and the blood they shed.
IF HE IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE HISTORY, THE SAME VIOLENCE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN
Hopefully, those days will definitely come. Our baby Hind Receb, who was brutally martyred with 335 bullets along with his family when he was only 6 years old, will be held accountable before the law. The civilians who were publicly massacred in food queues, incubators, mosques, schools and hospitals will of course be brought to justice. If those who commit genocide are not brought to justice, if they are not held accountable before the law and history, the same atrocity will happen again, and our children will also face the same human tragedy.
We will personally fight for justice until our last breath. Türkiye and the Turkish nation will be in the same struggle for this. Those who believe in justice, regardless of their religion, culture or origin, will struggle to achieve this. The Palestinian people are not alone, they are never homeless. Our brothers from Gaza are not alone in their search for rights and justice. The United Nations General Assembly has once again confirmed this fact. As the representative of the Alliance for Humanity, the General Assembly gave the war criminals the answer they deserved. The principled attitude displayed by the diplomatic delegations by leaving the hall was like a slap in the face of the genocide network.
This is why they target us and our country with irrelevant allegations. Türkiye; With his conscientious, honorable, moral and courageous stance, he gave hope to the oppressed and instilled courage in other countries. I wholeheartedly congratulate all countries and leaders who translate the common conscience of humanity in the General Assembly hall and at the podium. I want it to be known that, as Türkiye, we will continue to stand against the oppressor and on the side of the oppressed at all costs.
