08.04.2026 14:22
In a statement during the group meeting held at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, the leader of the Future Party, said, "After the Friday prayer, many of my AK Party brothers leaned in and said to me, 'Teacher, support the leader, he will need help in these wartime conditions.' I have left behind all the insults directed at me, all the actions taken against me, including those related to City University, and I wrote a letter to President Erdoğan."
Future Party Chairman Ahmet Davutoğlu made evaluations regarding the agenda at the group meeting held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Criticizing the government through foreign policy, Davutoğlu stated that Turkey needs to conduct active diplomacy.
Stating that he sent a letter consisting of ten items to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Davutoğlu said, "After the Friday prayer, many of my AK Party brothers leaned in and said to me, 'Teacher, support the leader, he may need help in these wartime conditions.' I have left behind all the insults directed at me, all the actions taken against me, including those from Şehir University, and I wrote a letter to President Erdoğan. A diplomatic process without Turkey will lead to great difficulties for Turkey in the future. While we were mediating between Iran and America, we were also able to protect our national interests. If a new order is established now, no one will reward Turkey for remaining neutral in this war. Those who are on the ground will take the cake. Turkey must stand behind this ceasefire," he said.
Highlights from Davutoğlu's statement;
Now a brazen man, whose mental balance the world doubts, rises and tweets mocking the name of Allah, and the leaders of the Islamic world remain silent. There can be no greater humiliation than this. If we do not have the will to protect the name of our Lord, why are we in this world, why do we engage in politics? He thinks he will destroy civilizations; Nero thought the same while destroying Rome, but those human values continued to live afterward. If we cannot be Spartacuses against the Neros of our time, we cannot defend the conscience of humanity. While everyone is focusing all their attention on Iran, a brutality is happening in Lebanon. And in Palestine, there is a death penalty law. I call out to the Europeans who tell us that the abolition of the death penalty is the basis of modern law; where are you? I call out to the leaders who say 'Oh Europe'; where are you?
Trump continued his threats for days. A ceasefire was achieved yesterday. It is correct for Turkey to stay out of the war, but it is not correct for it to watch the war like a spectator. In a period when the region is being designed, it is not right for Turkey to ride on Trump's train with the mentality of 'let the snake that does not touch us live a thousand years.' I congratulate Pakistan; they did an excellent job. I wish this ceasefire had been established through Turkey. I tell my colleagues in office; the language you used was wrong. You should have understood the psychology of a country that is offended by Iran and has lost its leaders under bombs and acted accordingly to be a mediator.
"I SUBMITTED IT TO THE PRESIDENT IN WRITTEN FORM"
I have left behind all the insults directed at me, the language, all the actions, and I have written to President Erdoğan multiple times. I wrote again after this war, and last week I tried to convey a more developed plan than the ten-item Iran plan you saw today through the closest people to Mr. Erdoğan. I tried to convey a message saying, 'Do not mention my name, but let the honor of our state prevail, you do the mediation.' In these items, I addressed the following; Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia declare that they are ready to send a joint naval mission to the region to ensure passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the parties provide security guarantees with a joint statement. Two; high-level representatives of these four countries should go to Tehran to discuss the conditions of the mission and Iran's stance to permanently stop the war. Three; while these discussions are ongoing, the US and Israel must stop all their attacks. Four; with an authorization from the UN Security Council, the mission of the four countries in the Strait of Hormuz gains international legitimacy. Five; a negotiation process should be initiated between Iran and the Gulf countries regarding the passage protocol of the Strait of Hormuz with the mediation of these four countries and Oman. Six; if the parties agree with this protocol, a new protocol should be established that foresees the establishment of a joint commission regarding the Strait of Hormuz, collecting passage fees in a fund that compensates the parties' war losses fairly. Seven; negotiations regarding the nuclear program between the US and Iran should be restarted at some point in Oman and Geneva. Eight; parallel to the progress in negotiations, sanctions against Iran should be lifted. Nine; to ensure comprehensive regional peace, a common platform should be established for a structure similar to the Cold War period that will end the proxy wars involving Iran, Gulf countries, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Yemen and ensure the formation of a regional security architecture. Ten; Israel must cease its attacks in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, and the recognition of Palestine's sovereignty should be revitalized within the framework of UN Security Council and UN General Assembly resolutions to revive the peace process in the Middle East. I submitted this in written form to the President.
"IT WILL CAUSE GREAT PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE"
A diplomatic process without Turkey will lead to great difficulties for Turkey in the future. While we were mediating between Iran and America, we were also able to protect our national interests. If a new order is established now, no one will reward Turkey for remaining neutral in this war. Those who are on the ground will take the cake. Turkey must stand behind this ceasefire. Especially, it needs to initiate a consultation mechanism within a 15-day period in close dialogue with Pakistan regarding what needs to be done to turn the ceasefire into a lasting peace. I call on the President once again; let Turkey be the voice of the conscience of humanity. I recommend that he call Mr. Pedro Sanchez to invite all leaders to gather in Istanbul or Madrid for the Alliance of Civilizations Summit, coordinated by Turkey and Spain, to turn this ceasefire process into a lasting peace. This will increase the pressure on America. All European leaders, including the Italian Prime Minister who stood by Trump in the past, will rush to such a meeting, as long as a will is put forth.
"THERE WILL BE A FROST AND FERTILIZER CRISIS IN AGRICULTURE"
Please show the economic picture clearly to the President. If a country's president says something, the nation must believe him. The energy cost was around 60-70 dollars before the war, now it is 110 dollars. How will the citizen bear this cost? We need fertilizer in agriculture, and we need it a lot. The price of fertilizer rose to 33 thousand lira this morning. They took precautions, but these are not enough. This year in Turkey, there will be a fertilizer crisis, not a frost crisis in agriculture. Four years ago, while the price of live animals was 280 lira, a sack of feed was 400 lira. Now the price of live animals is 330 lira, and feed is 1,100 lira. Who can sustain livestock under these conditions? Last March, gasoline had decreased by 3%, and diesel by 2%. The CPI increase was 2.46%. This year, gasoline has increased by 8%, and diesel by 14%.
The CPI increase remained at 1.94. Mathematics rebels against this.