Erdoğan reiterates call for cooperation: If we do not take measures against Israel, the sea of blood will grow

AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements at the AKP 'Turkey Meetings from Our Essence to the Future' program held at the Haliç Congress Center. Criticizing the Israeli government, Erdoğan said, "If we do not extinguish the fire stoked by the Israeli government, this blaze will eventually reach you. Every day we do not take measures against Israel, this sea of blood will grow."

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Highlights from President Erdoğan's statements are as follows:

"WE WILL NOT WASTE THIS TRUST IN OUR PARTY"

"The Turkey meetings have once again confirmed the AK Party's unshakeable place in the hearts of our nation. Our citizens see our party and our alliance as the address for solving problems. They believe that we will overcome the difficulties in the economy. We know very well what this support given to us means. We will not waste this trust in our party.

"WE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT"

Our citizens do not trust the opposition actors. They never believe that any good will come from them. Our people trust the AK Party and the People's Alliance. I want to say it clearly. As the AK Party, we know the value of this support given to us very, very well. We are determined not to waste this trust and belief. We have not disappointed our nation to this day, and we will not.

"WE WILL REINFORCE OUR CADRES WITH NEW NAMES"

We have not shown the slightest weakness in meeting expectations over the last 23 years, and we will not do so again. Our 8th ordinary congress will be the main ground where our nation's expectations from our party are realized. Without excluding the experiences of the veterans who have suffered for our cause, we will reinforce our cadres with new names."

"WE ARE TURKEY'S LARGEST FAMILY"

The Turkey meetings were the first step of our move to embrace the nation. We will carry this to all of Turkey with our congresses starting on October 12. We are Turkey's largest family. We are not a movement that has formed a union of interests, but a political party that has formed a companionship of path and cause. This caravan of service that we have taken over from those before us will continue in the same way. We will never allow the language of anger, and we will continue on our path by winning hearts.

NEARLY 50 THOUSAND INNOCENT PEOPLE MASSACRED

Israel's genocide against the people of Gaza is about to complete its first year. They have basely martyred more than 17 thousand children, the elderly, women, and civilians. Nearly 50 thousand innocent people have been massacred. International law, the law of war, and every value concerning humanity have been trampled underfoot. There is no crime or barbarity left uncommitted. No matter what they do, they could not break the resistance ground of the people of Gaza. We salute them from here once again. We send our love to the youth of Palestine.

"WE WERE THE COUNTRY THAT GAVE THE STRONGEST REACTION"

We will continue to stand by our Gazan brothers and sisters. We are the only state that applies economic measures against Israel. We are the country that sends the most aid to Gaza in terms of quantity. We are the shouting voice of the Palestinian people. We stand tall in the same place today as we did on the first day. We defend the same values today as we did on the first day. Without fearing anyone, without bowing to anyone, we are on the side of the oppressed and against the oppressors. We were the country that gave the strongest reaction after Israel started its attack on Lebanon.

"THEY CANNOT EVEN TOLERATE THE PALESTINIAN FLAG"

The intention of Israel, which acts with religious fanaticism, is clear. Western powers, although they know their true intentions very well, cannot raise their voices against this gang of massacres. Let alone defending the rights of the oppressed Palestinians, they cannot even tolerate the Palestinian flag.

"YEMEN AND SYRIA ARE JUST AN EXCUSE"

They have discredited the values they have defended for decades with their own hands in just one year. Today, I have to say this clearly here. An insidious plan has been put forward to draw the borders of our geography with blood. Hamas and Hezbollah are just an excuse. Yemen and Syria are just an excuse.

"TURKEY IS AN EXPERIENCED STATE WITH ACCUMULATION"

The Israeli government produces a new excuse every day. Although some friends of Israel and some columnists among us want to hide the facts, we can predict where this expansionist policy will lead if Netanyahu and his gang are not stopped. We see that a new war of partition is being planned through Israel, and we are taking our measures accordingly. Turkey is a great country. It is an experienced state with its accumulation. Just as we have not allowed any weakness in the security of our nation and state in a way worthy of our greatness, we are planning our moves with the same determination.

"THIS FIRE WILL REACH YOU TOO"

I invite those who spoil the Israeli government to act with common sense. Stop these oppressors whose reins you hold. Otherwise, this fire stoked by bloodthirsty murderers will burn you too. If we do not join hands and extinguish it, this fire will reach you too.

"WE WILL BOND MORE THAN EVER"

What falls to the AK Party in eliminating the threats Turkey faces is to exalt brotherhood. We will bond with each other more than ever. There is no stopping, no weariness."