15.01.2025 13:20
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made striking remarks about Bashar al-Assad, who fled his country, while speaking about issues related to Syria at his party's group meeting. President Erdoğan said, "Actually, his name is not Esed, but Assad. They have trained us to refer to him this way."
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."