The President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at 4th International University Students Graduation ceremony and broke his silence after 3 days and 22 hours since the general elections.
Erdoğan said a government should be formed immediately in ATO Congresium in Ankara.
“The ones who are captive of their egos and leave Turkey leaderless cannot answer neither the history nor our nation.
“That’s why, everyone should overcome his ego and a government should be formed immediately. Stability of the state should be provided.
“We don’t have any patience for recession as a country who has 800 billion dollar as national income, has increased her exportation to 160 billion dollar and decreased unemployment to single digit level.”
Meeting Deniz Baykal
Erdoğan stated he invited Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Deniz Baykal since Baykal was the eldest Member of Parliament.
“We assessed the process and I stated him that I would do my best because we have ongoing investments which cannot be failed. These investments belong to our nation. If we lose them, our country and nation lose.
“I stated Baykal that we should cooperate.”
“I’ll do my constitutional duty”
Erdoğan reminded participation rate in general elections was high and the results made impossible to come to power alone but it didn’t mean being leaderless.
“This is the result of nation’s willpower. Everyone should respect it.
“Election results made impossible to come to power alone but it doesn’t mean being leaderless.
“The most important feature of democracy is to find resolutions when these things happen.
“I invite all political parties to be calm and responsible for welfare of the country in order to deal with this process with minimum damage.
“Nobody should doubt that I’ll do my constitutional duty.”
Western media
Erdoğan criticized western media by saying political parties preferred resolution than crisis.
“If God permits, all forces who focus on Turkey to have a crisis will be disappointed one more time.
“I particularly have to tell that I find western media which attacks me in a very worthless and ugly way awful.
“I cannot comprehend their intolerance. Thank God, we are on the right path. If they gushed over me, I would doubt myself.” (YY/BD)
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