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"We will maintain our fight against all groups that pose a threat to our national security"

Presidency of The Republic of Turkey

07.02.2025

Addressing AK Party's provincial congress in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "We will maintain our fight against all groups, which pose a threat to our national security, inside and beyond our borders in a way that will make the families of our martyrs and our ghazis proud."

President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the party's 8th ordinary provincial congress in Istanbul.

"WE WILL NEVER STOP PROVIDING SERVICES"

"We have come to the offices we are currently holding with the sole intention of serving our dear nation. We have come to be a servant of this nation. So long as our nation keeps us in these offices, we will never stop proving services," President Erdoğan said.

"We will continue to strengthen the solidarity on these lands, the essence of which is brotherhood. As the AK Party and the People's Alliance, we will consolidate our domestic front and endeavor to make the dreams of the 85 million come true. We will maintain our fight against all groups, which pose a threat to our national security, inside and beyond our borders in a way that will make the families of our martyrs and our ghazis proud," the President stressed.

"WE ARE REBUILDING OUR CITIES"

Recalling that second anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes, which claimed 53,737 lives, was marked yesterday, President Erdoğan noted that those killed in the disaster of the century were commemorated at an event held with the motto, "We Stand United."

President Erdoğan stated: "We are rebuilding our cities with their residential areas, infrastructure projects, social spaces, hospitals, schools and workplaces. We have spent 2.6 trillion Turkish liras over the past two years to compensate for the damage wrought by the earthquakes and reduce the risks. Thus far, we have drawn lots for 201,580 housing units and workplaces and delivered their keys to their owners. Also, the construction of 38,202 independent units has been launched as part of our on-site transformation project."

President Erdoğan added: "We have been acting with the awareness of our responsibility since day one. We have already delivered 45 percent of the houses. We are striving to complete the remaining 252 thousand housing units and workplaces quickly. We will finish the construction of 453 thousand houses and workplaces by the beginning of the new year. We have made a promise. We will not disappoint our nation."

PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN ISTANBUL

Citing some of the investments made in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "Do you know how much investment in current figures we have made in Istanbul over the past 22 years? We have made 3.85 trillion Turkish liras' worth of public investments. We have invested 34 billion Turkish liras in justice, 234 billion Turkish liras in education, 53 billion Turkish liras in youth and sports, 372 billion Turkish liras in social aid, 141 billion Turkish liras in healthcare, 584 billion Turkish liras in environment and urbanization, 1.393 trillion Turkish liras in transportation, 85 billion Turkish liras in agriculture and forestry including grants in aid, 154 billion Turkish liras in industry and technology including incentives, 431 billion Turkish liras in energy jointly by the private and public sector, 67 billion Turkish liras in culture and tourism, and 300 billion Turkish liras in labor and social security including incentives."