
Meral Akşener, the founding chairman of İYİ Party, announced that she will carry out studies on equal opportunity and social justice through her newly established foundation.
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Meral Akşener is the founding chairman of the İYİ Party. The Foundation was established on March 25, 2026.
Meral Akşener, the founding chairman of the İYİ Party, drew attention to the issues of class inequalities, poverty and justice of opportunity in her message regarding the establishment of the foundation bearing her name.
In her message published on the social media account of the Meral Akşener Foundation, which was established on March 25, 2026, Akşener stated that she aims to continue the struggle she has waged throughout her political and social life under the roof of the foundation.
Arguing that class inequalities are at the root of many problems in Türkiye, Akşener stated that inequality of opportunities is effective in different areas from education to employment, from violence against women to economic problems.
"THE BIGGEST FIGHT I HAVE EVER FOUGHT..."
Akşener used the following statements in her statement:
"For this reason, the greatest struggle I have fought so far has been to ensure that every single human being, from women to children, from young to old, regardless of the circumstances in which they were born, can follow this path opened by our Republic. Because although the names of the problems in our country have changed, their essence has always remained the same, and we encounter it as 'class inequality'."
"THE ROADS OPENED BY OUR REPUBLIC ARE BEING CLOGGED"
Stating that the common cause of social problems is inequality of opportunity, Akşener continued as follows:
“The underlying issues underlying many fundamental issues, from inequality of opportunity in education to youth employment, from violence against women to women's participation in economic life, from deep poverty to economic bottlenecks and justice crises, lie in the fact that the roads opened by our Republic are blocked and our people cannot start life with equal opportunities.”
ANNOUNCED THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION'S ESTABLISHMENT
Referring to the reason for the establishment of the Meral Akşener Foundation, Akşener stated that she wanted to transform the fight against class inequalities into an institutional structure.
Akşener said, "The Meral Akşener Foundation was born from the desire to transform this consistent struggle against class inequalities at every stage of my life into an institutional will. Our aim is to not surrender the dreams of any of our children in these lands to impossibility, drawing strength from that ancient conscience that extends from the Orkhon Inscriptions to our Republic."
"OUR BIGGEST ASSURANCE IS OUR REPUBLIC"
Akşener, who also emphasized the importance of the Republic in terms of equality of opportunity in her message, gave an example from her own life, from Izmit's Gündoğdu village to the top authorities of the state.
Akşener said, "If a girl born in Gündoğdu village of Izmit was able to find the opportunity to serve her nation in the Parliament of this nation and in the highest positions of the state, this is entirely thanks to the inclusive spirit of our Republic and the justice of opportunity that ensures permeability between classes."
Akşener completed her message by emphasizing that working towards better living conditions for children, young people and those in need is a responsibility towards the Republic and society.

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