Turkish President and Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey’s destiny has become tied to the destiny of the AKP.
Erdoğan’s remarks came on Wednesday during a meeting with his party’s provincial chairmen, Turkish minute reports.
Targeting the head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, in his speech, Erdoğan argued that the AKP’s loss in elections would destroy Turkey.
“Turkey’s destiny has become tied to that of the AKP. If we [AKP] stumble, Turkey will be in trouble. We saw what the cost of the AKP’s loss to Turkey was in the June 7 and Nov. 1 elections. Our country’s biggest misfortune is having a greedy and incompetent main opposition party leader. While he is fighting with me and my party to come to power, he is also cooperating with Turkey’s enemies.”
