Erdoğan targets CHP in Burdur during local election campaign: 'Mr. Özgür is making strange "coup" statements'

Speaking at the AKP rally in Burdur, President Erdoğan addressed the crowd following his rally in Isparta.

Targeting the CHP, Erdoğan made a reference to Kılıçdaroğlu.

Erdoğan said, "He is spending his time in an apartment in Ankara. I had said 'bye-bye Kemal.' Did what I said come true?"

"YOU WILL CHOOSE BY WHICH MENTALITY YOU WILL BE GOVERNED..."

Highlights from Erdoğan's statements are as follows:

"Burdur supported the People's Alliance with 52.6 percent of the vote in the parliamentary elections and 56 percent in the presidential elections. I offer my gratitude. We have another test ahead of us. On March 31, we will determine our local administrators. There are 10 days left until the elections. Ten days from now, the ballot box will be before us once again. This time, you will make the choice of who and which mentality will govern you at the local level. I believe that on March 31, Burdur will take a stance in favor of the politics of works and services. Are we ready?

"TURKEY IS RISING AS AN ISLAND OF STABILITY"

Anxiety prevails in many European countries. No one knows where the crisis will erupt tomorrow. In the midst of all these conflicts, Turkey is rising as an island of stability. Our tradesmen open their shops every morning with peace of mind. Our industrialists, merchants, business world, and tourism professionals look to the future with hope. When we look around us, we see once again what a great blessing these are.

"INFLATION IS CHALLENGING US JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE"

Like every country in the world, we also have our troubles and difficulties. We are also affected by the conflicts in our region. Inflation, which has reached its peak in the last 60-70 years in many places, including Europe and America, is challenging us just like everyone else. We are also struggling with the difficulties caused by the earthquakes. We are trying to heal the wounds of the earthquakes. The pressure created on our economy by the earthquake, which had an economic cost of 104 billion dollars, continues.

"IT IS A FACT THAT WE ARE BEING TESTED WITH A GREAT TRIAL AS A COUNTRY AND NATION"

It is a fact that we are being tested with a great trial as a country and nation. None of us can have peace of mind until we get the earthquake region back on its feet. We cannot turn our backs on our brothers and sisters whose homes were destroyed and whose lives were disrupted. We need to quickly reunite our earthquake victims with their new homes. Yesterday, we delivered 30 thousand 723 earthquake houses and village houses to their rightful owners. Thus, we brought more than 76 thousand of our brothers and sisters together with their new homes. We will complete this figure to 200 thousand by the end of the year. It is essential that we rebuild our provinces hit by the earthquake. As the state, our priority is the earthquake region.

"WE ARE NOT TURNING A DEAF EAR TO THE COMPLAINTS FROM OUR RETIREES"

While focusing on our earthquake regions, we never neglect our other cities and the citizens there. We are aware of the difficulties of the high cost of living. We are not turning a deaf ear to the complaints coming from our retirees. We have tried to lighten the burden on our retirees, both with the 5 thousand lira payment and with salary and bonus increases reaching 50 percent. We used 300 billion lira in additional payment resources. We are depositing the holiday bonuses in the first week of April. We are committed under all circumstances to our principle of not letting our employees, civil servants, and retirees be crushed by inflation. Our main goal is permanent prosperity growth. We need to reduce inflation to single digits. Just as we did before, I hope we will succeed again. I expect a little more patience and solidarity from you.

"I HAD SAID 'BYE-BYE KEMAL', DID WHAT I SAID COME TRUE?"

I am sure you have also watched the stacks of money towers. There are millions of liras and foreign currency in the middle whose destination is unclear. Everyone who appears on television makes a different statement. All the executives, including the novice chairman, are singing a different tune. No one can put together a logical sentence. While all these debates are ongoing, the famous accounting expert is nowhere to be found. You know who he is. He is spending his time in an apartment in Ankara. I had said 'bye-bye Kemal.' Did what I said come true?

"IT MUST BE TRANSPARENTLY EXPLAINED FROM WHOM THE MONEY WAS RECEIVED"

No one can brush off such a scandal by playing the three monkeys. It must be transparently explained from whom this money was received and where it was spent. One of the candidates transferred by the CHP from the DEM party is saying mind-boggling things. All kinds of allegations, including blackmail, are circulating regarding another one of their candidates.

"MR. ÖZGÜR IS MAKING STRANGE 'COUP' STATEMENTS"

Mr. Özgür, on the other hand, is making strange 'coup' statements. The CHP chairmen's obsession with phones has also spread to him. He says he will be happy because young people are doing it. Their deposed chairman had also escaped from among the coup plotters' tanks and waited for the result of the event while sipping his coffee at the Bakırköy Municipality. Mr. Özgür should first fulfill his duty to our CHP citizens. He should also take the IMM Mayor with him and apologize to the nation for this stain they have cast on Turkish politics.