Erdoğan to meet with DEM Party for new reconciliation process! Striking 'New Era' message
Speaking about the new reconciliation process they call a 'Terror-Free Turkey,' AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that he will meet with the DEM Party next week. Stating that he is following the issue of laying down arms, Erdoğan said, 'Both our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our National Intelligence Organization are monitoring the process.'
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AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered journalists' questions on the plane while returning from Azerbaijan.
Erdoğan was asked about the new reconciliation process, which is referred to as a Terror-Free Turkey.
Stating, "I believe we will reach our goal of a Terror-Free Turkey," Erdoğan expressed that his meeting with the DEM Party will take place next week.
Saying, "The laying down of arms by the terrorist organization PKK will be the beginning of a new era for Turkey in the fields of security, democracy, and development," Erdoğan used the expressions, "We are also following the issue of laying down arms. Both our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our National Intelligence Organization are monitoring the process."
The entirety of Erdoğan's statement on the subject is as follows:
We believe that we will reach our goal of a "Terror-Free Turkey." Just as we have turned many of our nation's dreams into reality, we will also realize this dream, which will strengthen our brotherhood, reinforce our internal front, and accelerate our civilizational march. Steps toward a "Terror-Free Turkey" are being taken one after another in a controlled manner. Our stance is clear; we expressed this from the very beginning. We said, "Laying down arms must be unconditional and the organization must structurally dissolve itself," and we have reached this point stage by stage.
The process will gain a little more momentum once the terrorist organization begins to implement the decision to lay down arms. With weapons, blood, and tears completely removed from our nation's agenda, a brand-new door will be opened wide before us. Our relevant institutions are meticulously following every step and every move, and are taking the necessary actions. We will not leave this process to its own devices, nor will we allow provocations. We are working meticulously and moving forward with confident steps.
We will also discuss the steps taken so far and what comes next with the DEM Party delegation to reach the goal of a "Terror-Free Turkey." Our meeting will take place next week. My Chief of Staff, Mr. Hasan Doğan, will contact them to provide the appointment date. On that date, Ms. Pervin Buldan from the DEM Party and Mr. Mithat Sancar will come together. In this meeting, our Deputy Chairman Mr. Efkan Ala and our MIT President Mr. İbrahim Kalın will also be with me. We will hold this meeting together.
The laying down of arms by the terrorist organization PKK will be the beginning of a new era for Turkey in the fields of security, democracy, and development. There is no problem regarding the "Terror-Free Turkey" heading. The DEM Party group is already expressing this now. Hopefully, we will carry out this "Terror-Free Turkey" struggle together. We will work together on how to build a "Terror-Free Turkey" throughout our country, in Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia. There is no hesitation here. As the People's Alliance, we are already in agreement on this issue. Hopefully, we will build a Terror-Free Turkey together. We are also following the issue of laying down arms. Both our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our National Intelligence Organization are monitoring the process."