President Erdogan announces at AK party congress their eventual goal is 2053
Speaking at the 7th AK Party grand ordinary congress, President Erdogan sent a message to the Cumhur Alliance (AK Party and Nationalist Movement Party). He said, “We will first carry Turkey to its 2023 goals and then to the vision of 2053 with the Cumhur (Republic) Alliance.”
Erdogan, who used the phrase “It does not reflect Turkey’s potential” for recent fluctuations in the markets, called on citizens to sell foreign currency and gold in their hands for the benefit of the economy.
Highlights from Erdogan’s speech include:
“Those who have kept our country and nation out of radical changes for the last two centuries, constantly occupying us with their own internal problems are again pursuing the same game. But they won’t succeed this time. Because this time there is a different Turkey.
2023 IS A NEW BEGINNING
We are preparing to take over the civilizational watch (duty) that will bring humanity together with an understanding of global governance, the guarantee of right, fairness, and justice. By transforming our 2023 goals into a new beginning, we are building a great and powerful Turkey that will surround the 21st century and beyond. At the historical crossroads where technology is trying to evolve towards the unmanned world, we have the responsibility to lead the creation of a new world order through the beauty of man.”
WE HAVE MADE THE PKK UNABLE TO ACT
We have defeated all terrorist organizations, especially the PKK, and made them unable to act within the borders of our country.
ECONOMY
I call on international investors who invest in our country to trust Turkey’s strength and potential. You don’t need to worry about any points in regards. I want international investors to trust Turkey.
FLUCTUATIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE POTENTIAL
The fluctuations in the markets over the past few days certainly do not reflect the fundamentals, real dynamics and potential of the Turkish economy.
WE HAVE PROVEN OUR RESISTANCE TO SHOCKS
With our dynamic economic structure, fiscal discipline, and commitment to a free market economy, we have repeatedly proved that we are resilient to shocks. In the coming period, we will come to much better places by growing the Turkish economy on the basis of investment, production, employment and exports.
EXTERNAL DEPENDENCE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION
Turkey’s dependence on external sources in agriculture is absolutely out of the question, except for a few products whose production is limited due to climate conditions.
Despite the outbreak, we were second in the G20 with 1.8 per cent growth last year. We’ve cut interest payments to 16 percent. We managed to keep the ratio of debt stock to national income at 42.6 percent.
TURKEY WILL TAKE THE FIRST PLACE IN THE AIRLINE
Although it has entered a recession due to the epidemic, Turkey will take the first place in the world as the country with the largest airline transportation infrastructure of the future.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND GOLD CALL ON CITIZENS
I want to call on our citizens who hold foreign currency and gold in their hands. I ask my citizens to invest foreign currency and gold in their homes in various financial instruments to bring them to economy and production.
WE CANNOT TURN OUR BACKS ON THE EAST OR THE WEST
We will continue to shape our relations with all countries, from the United States to Russia, from the EU to the Arab geography, in accordance with the interests of Turkey and the expectations of our nation. As a country in the heart of Africa, Asia and Europe, we have no luxury of turning our backs on either the east or the West.
Although we closed last year with 16 million tourists and $ 12.4 billion in tourism revenue, we will progress to our target of 75 million tourists in the coming period.”
