Erdoğan's 'You must get used to the New Turkey' outburst! He targets TÜSİAD and threatens the opposition

The AKP 8th Ordinary Grand Congress has begun at the Ankara Sports Hall.

AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements at his party's congress.

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Erdoğan said, "Since the day it was founded 24 years ago, the AK Party has been a political entity that has succeeded in constantly renewing, changing, and developing itself."

Stating that names in the AKP are mortal, Erdoğan said, "The only thing that is eternal is the cause." President Erdoğan added, "Our cadres are variable, but our principles are fixed."

"WE WILL TEAR DOWN AND DISCARD THE WALL OF TERROR"

In his speech, Erdoğan emphasized that they would achieve the goal of a Turkey without terror.

Defining this expression as, "The ideal of a terror-free Turkey is the expression of a broad-based national consensus that our citizens from all walks of life wholeheartedly support," Erdoğan said, "No democratic country can tolerate the weapons, political organization, or extensions of terror. Terror and democracy cannot coexist at the same time. That is why we say either terror or democracy."

President Erdoğan stated, "We will tear down and discard the wall of terror. We will realize our goal of a terror-free Turkey."

HE TARGETED TÜSİAD AND ISSUED A WARNING: THERE IS NO LONGER AN OLD TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's agenda also included the speeches made at the General Assembly of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD).

Saying, "There is no longer an old Turkey," Erdoğan stated, "A group within the business world is trying to put the dirty opposition mentality back into play."

Here are the highlights from Erdoğan's speech:

"It is a beautiful love that shines like the sun in our chests, to which I have given my heart,

It is a beautiful love that carries independence to the future, to which I have given my heart,

The yeast of our love in Yesevi, the dream of the alperens in Manzikert,

The Anatolian river flowing for a thousand years is a beautiful love, to which I have given my heart,

It turns into pure love in the tongue of Yunus, it is the prayer of conquest in the heart of Fatih,

It is the seal of unity in the hand of Yavuz, it is a beautiful love, to which I have given my heart,

The fear of the oppressor, the voice of the oppressed, the path of justice, the breath of truth, faith, morality, love, tradition, it is a beautiful love, to which I have given my heart,

My nation is one, my state is one, my path is one, my roots are one, my body is one, my branch is one, my path from heart to heart is one, it is a beautiful love, to which I have given my heart,

Its name is White (AK), its future is light, its purpose is witness only to the truth, this is the name of this love, the Great Turkey, it is a beautiful love, to which I have given my heart...

I greet every brother and sister who is a servant, a soldier, and a devotee of this love with respect, love, and gratitude. I say welcome to our guests who have honored our congress from near and far, and I convey my most sincere greetings to them.

I pray to Almighty Allah that our 8th Ordinary Grand Congress will be auspicious for our party, our country, and our nation. I commemorate our heroes who fell as martyrs from the first days of conquest to the fight against terror with the utmost respect.

I am proud of you, who have turned our congress hall into a festival place with your love, passion, and sincerity. You have put your hearts into this movement, you have put your bodies into this cause. You have stood by this party and this brother of yours since the first day, may the Lord be pleased with each and every one of you. On this occasion, I would like to express my gratitude once again to all my brothers and sisters who have worked with you since its establishment, who have contributed materially and spiritually to our party, and who have shed sweat.

I wish Allah's mercy upon all our fellow travelers in whose persons the expression of the late Akif İnan, 'who says death is the end of everything, epics spread from our graves,' has found embodiment.

We open our whole hearts to this prayer of Dede Korkut: 'May the snowy mountains thought to be impassable give a pass, may the deep waters said to be uncrossable give a crossing, may our large shady tree not be cut down, may our overflowing waters not dry up, may our wings not be broken, may our horses not stumble while running, may our swords not dull while fighting, may the lamp lit by justice burn until doomsday, may the Lord not separate us from pure faith. May the place of our white-headed mothers and white-bearded fathers be heaven, as long as the blue sky does not collapse above, may no one disturb our state and our tradition until doomsday, amen, amen, amen...'

The only flag under whose shadow we will find security is our crescent and star, which takes its color from the blessed blood of our martyrs; the only place where we will lie in peace after we die is our sacred homeland soil kneaded with the blood of martyrs. Our only ideal is justice, fairness, and humanity; the rest is a detail that we all experience in the troubles of daily life. We were comfortable yesterday, we suffer today, we will find comfort again tomorrow. If there is faith, will, and determination, with Allah's permission, there is always opportunity; the important thing is not to lose direction, not to darken the heart. Of course, there were also those who preferred to act as extras in the scenarios of Turkey's enemies just for their own ambitions instead of saying amen to this prayer, you know them very well.

'OUR DIRECTION IS ALWAYS THE FUTURE'

We expect more determined and more diligent work than ever from our friends who have both handed over and taken over the flag at all levels of our party. Undoubtedly, the greatest duty falls to the main cadre staff in their capacity as managers of the unit they are responsible for. I want our women's branches, which are our locomotive organization that enables our party to enter every household in our country, to show more effort.

This is such a love that names are mortal here, the only thing that is eternal is the cause. Our party's policies are dynamic, its cadres are variable, but its principles are fixed. It is with this understanding that we have continued to raise the AK Party flag since the day we first opened it, in a way that is loyal to our founding values. We are walking on our path with determination, with our direction always towards the future and our heads always held high.

'NAMES ARE MORTAL, THE ONLY THING THAT IS ETERNAL IS THE CAUSE'

We came to Anatolia a thousand years ago, not new, but again; when necessary with our sweat, when necessary with our red blood, we made these lands, which are the home of prophets, our homeland. All the leaders of this cause, from Alparslan to Fatih, from Yavuz to Gazi, served the nation with this consciousness; our poet refers to this truth by saying, 'Do not think the nature changes, this blood is still that blood.' The ancients said it so well, 'A tree that is offended by its roots will not flourish,' we too, as a nation, will cling to our roots so that our branches may reach towards the sky.

We are a political organization that ranks in the top 5 in the world in terms of the number of members. 4 months ago, we signed a tremendous success that went down in world political literature with glory and honor for our 22 years in power. We did not achieve this unique success by clinking glasses at locksmith tables and building towers from money of unknown origin.

When we started our journey of serving the nation, we said that nothing would ever be the same in Turkey again, and we succeeded in this. First, we turned the power of our cause into the power of our country, then with the power of our country, we built a Turkey that is a leader in its region and in the world.

We have been in power for 22 years by winning not only elections but also hearts. As a cadre that keeps its word and its oath, we will never forget where we came from. We will never forget our white-faced, white-haired, white-bearded elders who pray for us. We will not deviate from the route drawn by the nation, and we will continue to walk shoulder to shoulder with the nation in the same direction.

We did not descend from the sky, we were not established at bargaining tables. We did not emerge as a product of politics and social engineering. We did politics without compromising on sincerity and honesty. We did not do politics to multiply the nation's hopes. We did not let arrogant politics approach our door. Instead of covering up our shortcomings, we appeared before our nation with the will to compensate for them with better ones. Today, we are also doing our internal accounting with self-confidence. Those who are hostile to the AK Party have always expected this movement to fall apart, for us to give up in the face of difficulties, they expected us to bow down to the tutelary powers, to surrender to the money barons; those who pinned all their hopes on the exhaustion of the AK cadres have been waiting since August 14, 2001, they will wait a lot longer. We will continue to keep them waiting. This waiting, which they carry out in turns with the devil, will not find a response.

'THE ANTIDOTE TO TOXIC DEMOCRACY IS THE PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE'

Dark clouds have always hovered over our democracy for decades. The principle of national sovereignty remained only in words; governments that came to power through elections were removed from office sometimes by coups and sometimes by newspaper headlines. We saw that the country's elected prime minister and ministers were executed. We saw that young men like saplings were executed. Our nation was impoverished through economic crises and our country was kept out of global competition. While the national will was stolen with a coup mechanism every 10 years, we lost our golden years. They condemned us to a third-class democracy. We put an end to this exploitation order. We brought political and economic independence to Turkey. The dirty and intense siege around Turkish democracy has not been broken since the day we switched to multi-party life. The reason for this was the distorted mentality that saw every way as permissible to come to power. They darkened their eyes enough to cooperate with anti-democratic forces. Municipalities and ministries were bought and sold like market products.

Just 2 years ago, we witnessed those who aspired to govern the country together getting into each other's throats. Where the AK Party is, there is no place for initiatives that will harm either hopelessness or lack of solutions. The antidote to this toxic opposition to every issue of our country is the AK Party and the People's Alliance.

'EITHER WEAPONS OR CIVIL POLITICS'

While building the Century of Turkey, we will not shy away from our duty to transform the opposition. We will do this in the arena of politics. A terror-free Turkey is the expectation of a national consensus. Terror, politics, and democracy cannot coexist at the same time. That is why we say either terror or democracy. We do not have time to struggle with a pile of literature that is of no use to either the Turk or the Kurd. Turkey needs to get rid of its ballast, especially the scourge of terror. The days when the dark shadow of terror will be lifted from our country are near. We will lock arms together, we will tear down and discard the terror that rises on the blood of our children.

By evaluating the opportunities ahead, we will realize our goal of a terror-free Turkey. Those who graze in the ideological garden of the terrorist organization and are hostile to our state and nation will be most disturbed by this. No matter what they do, they will not be able to prevent this, they will not be able to turn Turkey back from the bright path it has entered. After the death of the traitorous head in Pennsylvania, this organization entered a collapse and disintegration. Our struggle with this treacherous structure will continue with determination at home and abroad until it is destroyed. I thank the MHP and its valuable leader Devlet Bahçeli. With their constructive attitudes, they have already written their names in the history of Turkish politics. The survival of our country is under guarantee.

'THE ERA OF INFORMAL POLITICS HAS CLOSED'

Recent discussions show that some diseases continue. They are trying to adjust politics and the government. They cannot accept that Turkey has changed. A group that has added capital to its capital during the AK Party period is trying to put the old Turkey back into play. Their only concern is to compensate for their losses from the state treasury. We say to the barons of chaos; this state and this nation have the power to turn your dreams into nightmares. If you insist on your old bad habits, we will treat you accordingly. If you want to do politics, here is the arena. If one more is added to the political parties, democracy is enriched, but the era of doing informal politics has closed. There is no place for informal politics in the New Turkey. These words of mine are for the opposition parties that have taken on the role of spokespersons for the comprador bourgeoisie. You must get used to this new Turkey and prepare your policies accordingly.

We provided 2 trillion 51 billion liras of support to our farmers. We established 175 new OIZs, 48 industrial zones, 1333 research and development centers, and 336 design centers in industry. We exceeded 52 thousand in the production of our domestic electric car TOGG. We discovered 710 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves in the Black Sea. We exceeded 76 thousand barrels per day in oil production in Gabar. With the principle of more investment, production, and export, we increased our dollar-denominated national income by 6 times. We carried Turkey into the league of trillion-dollar economies. We strengthened our power in every sector from the defense industry to automotive, from agriculture to tourism. Today, we are number one in the world in UAV production.

'WE HAVE PREPARED THE CENTURY OF TURKEY REFORM PLAN'

The decline in inflation will continue to accelerate, as inflation falls, purchasing power will increase even more, and all 85 million, from our workers to our retirees, from our civil servants to our students, will personally feel and see the positive effect of this, and hopefully, they will benefit from it. Hopefully, they will be a little more patient and we will reach our goals.

We see our reform efforts as the basic ground for renewing ourselves and setting new goals for the country at the same time. Our greatest fear is to surrender to our own status quo. We have prepared the Century of Turkey reform plan. We will make significant breakthroughs with this program. We have prepared our program in a way that will respond to our nation's expectations with economic transformation, green transformation, judiciary and fundamental rights, and political and administrative regulations. We will strengthen fiscal rules in public administration and maintain discipline in public expenditures; we will increase public revenues with the principle of taking more from those who earn more in order to strengthen justice and efficiency in taxation. We will ensure the deepening of capital markets by planning the transition to digital currency. We will bring rent and housing prices into balance. Urban transformation projects in our other cities, especially the reconstruction of the earthquake zone, will continue to accelerate.

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