06.02.2025 20:50
On the second anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes, a notable dialogue took place between President Erdoğan and Ziraat Bank's General Manager Alpaslan Çakar during the memorial ceremony themed 'We Become One.' In response to Çakar's statement, "I am the biggest philanthropist here. I donated the most money," Erdoğan replied, "A huge state bank, leave it to you. Don't say I gave; the state gave."
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President Erdoğan responded to Ziraat Bank's General Manager Alpaslan Çakar, who said, "I am the biggest philanthropist here," during the commemoration event held on the anniversary of the February 6 earthquake, by saying, "The nation gave, the state gave."
On the 2nd anniversary of the earthquake disaster that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, resulting in the destruction of 11 cities and the death of over 53,000 citizens, a commemoration ceremony themed "We Become One" was held.
ERDOĞAN'S RESPONSE TO THE ZIRAAT BANK MANAGER
The dialogue between President Erdoğan and Ziraat Bank's General Manager Alpaslan Çakar drew attention during the ceremony.
In response to Çakar, who said, "I am the biggest philanthropist here. I gave the most money," Erdoğan replied, "A huge state bank, leave it to you. Don't say I gave, the state gave. Sometimes state institutions show off, and I say the nation gave, the state gave, and you were just intermediaries."
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