Erdoğan speaks in Kahramanmaraş: Targets Özgür Özel again

President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements at a mass housing ceremony in Kahramanmaraş. Attacking CHP leader Özgür Özel once again, Erdoğan said, 'Mr. Özel has come out and says earthquake houses won't be finished in 10 years. I ask him here: is politics just about shooting in the dark and hoping to hit the mark? Since February 6, what have you done other than earthquake tourism? What project have you finished? What have you accomplished?'

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Erdoğan speaks in Kahramanmaraş: Targets Özgür Özel again

President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements in Kahramanmaraş. Here are the highlights from Erdoğan's remarks:

I thank you for trusting the People's Alliance in the March 31 elections. On March 31, my brothers and sisters in Maraş once again said 'continue' with the AK Party and the People's Alliance. May the Almighty be pleased with you. May the Almighty make the solidarity between us permanent. We will continue to work with passion for you.

WE HAVE NOT WITHDRAWN OUR HAND FROM THE EARTHQUAKE REGION

Despite experiencing the disaster of the century, you never gave up; you showed the most beautiful examples of solidarity by joining hands.

We are working day and night to heal the wounds of the disaster of the century we experienced on February 6. We are striving to make our city more beautiful and durable than it was before. We have started the construction of the century. We have not withdrawn our hand from the earthquake region for even a moment. Today, we are taking a new step in this great mobilization.

This brother of yours has been involved in politics in one way or another for nearly half a century. We have seen every position we have reached not as a stepping stone, but as an opportunity to create works and provide services.

'WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OTHER THAN EARTHQUAKE TOURISM'

On February 6, we experienced the disaster of the century. 11 of our provinces, primarily Maraş, Hatay, and Adıyaman, were affected by the earthquake.

What should be said about the main opposition leader attacking us? What good does it do anyone to criticize our government mercilessly? Özel has come out and says earthquake houses won't be finished in 10 years. I ask him here: is politics just about shooting in the dark and hoping to hit the mark? Since February 6, what have you done other than earthquake tourism? What project have you finished? What have you accomplished?

'HE STABBED A DAGGER INTO THE CHEST OF EVERYONE HE CALLED HIS SON'

Today in Maraş, we are drawing the lottery for our 155,000th house and handing over the keys.

Your former chairman was saying we would provide free housing? If you can provide free housing, do it through your municipalities. They cannot do it. They cannot serve the nation. They cannot lay a single stone on top of another, other than stacking bundles of cash.

Their deposed chairman was saying the government would remain under this rubble. He stabbed a dagger into the chest of everyone he embraced and called his son.