AKP's Derya Ayaydın: The ship of this country is the AK Party, and its captain is Mr. Erdoğan
AKP İstanbul Deputy Derya Ayaydın delivered a speech in parliament during the budget deliberations for the Ministry of Industry and Technology for 2026. Beginning her speech by greeting the Speaker and the General Assembly, Deputy Ayaydın spoke about the breakthroughs Turkey has made in the field of industry.
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Ayaydın stated that under the leadership of President Erdoğan, the'Centuryof Turkey' has begun, adding,"This centuryis the centuryof domestic production, national technology, and a strong industry."will be the century.
This century will be the century of a Turkey that does not import, but exports. We will, despite allkinds of obstacles,continue thispath. we will continue to growthe country. We are on the side of a Turkey thatworks,not one that just talks.And our dear nation knows that the ship of this country is the AK Party. The captain of this visionis our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan," she said.
"UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN"A SILENT REVOLUTIONHAS BEENACHIEVED IN23 YEARS"
TStating that Turkey hasundergone a silent revolution in the last 23 years under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ayaydın said, "Turkey has, in the last 23 years, in industry, technology, and production, a revolutionary transformation"has experienced. While there was a Turkey that exported 30 billion dollars in 2002,today we have a power that exceeds 250 billion dollars.While even an unmanned aerial vehicle was a dream in 2002,today we are producing the world's most advancedarmed unmanned aerial vehicles (SİHA).We have achieved this through the vision of our President.The ship of this country is the AK Party,and its captain is Mr. Erdoğan. a Turkey that produces and putsTOGG on the roadsexists. Whilewe were doingall of this,unfortunately, we were faced with an opposition that was always busywith obstructing andbelittling us.
Yes, they said 'TOGG is a model.' Todaythe roads are full of TOGGs. They said 'UAVs are toys,' todaythose toys are all over theworld,carrying the nameof Turkishengineers.is taking itto space.
We sent our first Turkish astronaut to space. This nation is no longerinterested in empty talk, but in works and achievements. With this budget, domestic production R&D investments will be further strwill be tripled. SMEdigitalization will accelerate. Technoparks and entrepreneurship, SME growth will continue. Turkey's rise in the global industrial leaguewill continue with determination," she stated.
"WOMEN'S LABOR AND SHIPMENTTHERE IS NO DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT INVESTMENT"THERE IS NO DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT INVESTMENT"
Drawing attention to the importance of women in employment, Deputy Ayaydın stated,"There can be no development without women's labor and contribution. As a party, we have adopted the vision of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, that 'the shortest path to developing a society is to include women in production' as our guiding principle. TodayOur female engineers, software developers, and entrepreneurs are shaping the world. The share of female entrepreneurs in the support programs of our Ministry of Industry and Technology is increasing every year. This is not only an economic but also a social transformation.has also been an indicator of itssuccess. On the other hand, our ministry's workingand producing youth programhas brought 155 production facilities to our country,and established more than 11 thousand systems," she said.
Noting that Turkey's zero waste project is taken as an example in the world, Ayaydın stated, "Under the leadership of First Lady Emine Erdoğan,The zero waste movement that startedhas created great awarenessall over the world and has madeTurkey a leading voice in this field.Today,more than thirty countries are examining it. They areimplementing similar practiceswithin their own borders. In the 2026Our industrial budget in this context hasplaced the green transformation at its center.In line with the 2053 net-zero emission target, carbon-free production and energy efficiencyinvestments, andcircular economy models operating with renewable energyfacilities are being supported," she stated.
Stating that the nation is tired of the politics of saying no,Deputy Ayaydın said,"Every cornerofAnatolia is now a has become a production hub.In 371 organized industrialzones and 52 industrial zones, nearly 60 thousandfactories are in production. With the local developmentdrive program, investments are being supported in every province, and development is spreading from east to west. While we are doing these things, we say 'Let Turkey grow.' You say 'No.' We say 'Let's build a domestic automobile.' You say 'No.' We say 'Let's strengthen our defense industry.'You say 'No.' We say 'Let's build a domestic automobile.' You say 'No.' We say 'Let's strengthen our defense industry.'You say 'No.' We say 'Let's build a domestic automobile.' You say 'No.' We say 'Let's strengthen our defense industry.'we say 'let us strengthen it.' Yet you say 'no.' Our dear nation is now tired of this 'coalition of no' politics. We say yes. Yes, Turkey will send its own satellite. Yes, Turkey will produce its own car,its own software, its ownchip. Yes, this country will be a producing, strong, independent T urkey. This budget is for the sweat of our industrialists,for the labor of ourworkers, and for the future of ouryouth.support for the labor of ourengineers, and thedreams of our youngentrepreneurs. This budget is abudget for Turkey'sindependence. It is the budget of our President,Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. predecessors under, the Century of Turkey has begun. This century century of domestic production, national technology, and strong industry will be. This centIt will be the centuryof a Turkey that exports rather than imports.We will continue to growthis country despiteall kinds of obstacles.We are not those who just talk, but those who produce.We are the ones who work. We are on the side of aworking Turkey.And our noble nation knows thatthe ship of this country is the AK Party. The captain of this vision is our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan," she said.