05.11.2025 15:32
In his remarks regarding the 23rd anniversary of the AK Party's rise to power, President Erdoğan stated, "The AK Party's coming to power on its own has been a people's revolution. For 23 years, we have remained faithfully committed to the November 3rd revolution." Erdoğan's statement was met with a standing ovation from those in attendance.
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During the statements made by President Erdoğan at the AK Party's parliamentary group meeting, his remarks regarding the 23rd anniversary of the party's rise to power were met with a standing ovation from those in the hall.
"THE AK PARTY'S COMING TO POWER ALONE..."
Stating that "Turkey stood still for 52 years until we came to power from the Democratic Party," Erdoğan said, "Why were the necessary things not done earlier, except for the periods of Mr. Menderes and Özal? Why were the roads that Turkey needed not built, why were hospitals not constructed? Why were bridges and airports insufficient? When the CHP was not in power, their ideas were in power. Do they have a stone to their name? Watch the documentaries, read the newspapers from that period. You will see nothing but anarchy and hopelessness. In my middle school class, there were 80 students. In university dormitories, 18-20 students were staying in the same room. Children were born in hardship, grew up in hardship, and died in hardship. The AK Party's coming to power alone has been a people's revolution. For 23 years, we have remained faithfully committed to the November 3rd revolution. If we have been winning every election for 23 years, it is the result of our loyalty to the November 3rd election results," he stated.
"WE STONED THE DEVIL AND PERFORMED OUR TAWAF"
Emphasizing that they still have a lot of work to do, Erdoğan continued, "We have a lot of work to do. While working for the service and achievements of the country for 23 years, we also faced attacks from both inside and outside. We stoned the devil and performed our tawaf. They wrote coup scenarios, they came at us with terrorism. Sabotages, street protests, coup attempts... Thank God we repelled all of them. The damage caused to the Turkish economy by the Gezi coup attempt was even greater than that inflicted by the occupying forces before the War of Independence," he said.
HE BROUGHT THE AUDIENCE TO THEIR FEET
President Erdoğan, who appeared to be quite enthusiastic, received a long standing ovation from the party members in the hall for these remarks.
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