"Is it Esed or Esad? President Erdoğan has put an end to the debate."

In a statement during the group meeting of his party, AK Party Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned the events happening in Syria in part of his speech.

"THEY EVEN GOT US USED TO IT"

Erdoğan, who recounted that he met with Bashar al-Assad in the early days of the events in Syria, said, "He told us he would make reforms, but he never kept his word. He resorted to suppressing the events violently and with bloody methods by deploying the army." He continued his speech by saying, "Of course, the real name is not Esed, but Assad. They say it like that; they even got us used to it."

"HE NEVER KEPT HIS WORD"

President Erdoğan stated, "I told Assad that the demands should be taken into account. I expressed that the reforms, which are the expectations of the society, should be implemented without further delay." He added, "In all these discussions, every time, Assad told us he would make reforms. But he never kept his word. Instead of listening to the voices of the demonstrators, he resorted to suppressing the events violently and with bloody methods by deploying his army."

"NOT ESED, BUT ASSAD"

Erdoğan, who noted that he also spoke with him during the critical process, said he explained to Assad that suppressing the demonstrations violently would lead to reactions both nationwide and in the region. Erdoğan stated, "Of course, the real name is not Esed, but Assad. They say it like that. They even got us used to it."