27.12.2025 15:30
President Erdoğan spoke at a lottery draw and mass opening ceremony for housing in Hatay, one of the provinces most affected by the earthquakes on February 6. Erdoğan stated, "We are experiencing the honor of keeping our promise. Despite all the sabotage, we have come this far. No one can hinder the construction of the New Turkey, the Great Turkey." After his speech, Erdoğan handed over the keys to the housing units to the rightful owners.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is making statements at the ceremony for the drawing of lots for the 455,000th Disaster Housing, the handover of keys, and the collective opening of completed investments in Hatay.
Here are the highlights from President Erdoğan's statements:
I see a different community in front of me today. I am experiencing the joy of coming together with you in our beloved Hatay.
I send my regards from here to every citizen in the earthquake zone, including Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman, Malatya, Adıyaman, and Ankara. Today, we are in Hatay, where different values coexist.
We are in the city of the Kuva-yi Milliye, which wrote a saga in the National Struggle. May God increase our love. Dear brothers and sisters, you trusted us, you believed in us. You supported us with your prayers and votes in the most difficult conditions. We did everything necessary. We worked day and night to not betray the trust that Hatay has in us. We healed our wounds in a way that will be an example to the whole world. For 23 years, we have not betrayed your trust. Despite all the sabotage, we have come to this point. It started to come to this point with the strength we received from you. Today, we stand before you with our heads held high and our faces clean. We are before our esteemed nation with the honor, pride, and endless joy of keeping our promises.
If you remember, on February 6, there were those who came here to make proclamations while our people were in pain.