The 2023 elections will be engraved in history, both as an account of Turkey’s achievements during the government of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and as a harbinger of their 2053 vision, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated, Hürriyet Daily News reports.
“Breaking the developing country chain” and making Turkey one of the world’s top 10 economies depends on the choice to be made in 2023, the Turkish president said.
The only commitment of the opposition to Turkey is to take the country 20 years back, destroy everything that has been done, if possible, and disable what has not been done, he added.
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict joined the difficulties that Turkey has also been facing, which started with the 2008 financial crisis and reached a great stage with the pandemic, he said, noting that along with threats, it also created important opportunities.
“Thanks to the democracy and development we brought to our country, we passed many tests. We established the supremacy of the national will. We have implemented works and services that will remove the backwardness of our country,” Erdoğan stated.
“Now we are on the verge of a period in which we will reap the real fruits of all these efforts, struggles and sacrifices,” he said, stressing that the importance of the 2023 elections is based on this perspective.
