“Our nation will crown the second century of our Republic with the Century of Türkiye”
Speaking at his inauguration, President Erdoğan said: “Our nation, who completed a century ago their national struggle with the foundation of the Republic, will crown the second century of the Republic with the Century of Türkiye.”
After taking oath at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT), and visiting Anıtkabir (Atatürk’s Mausoleum), President Erdoğan headed to the Presidential Complex for his inauguration.
Beginning his remarks by greeting the guests at the exhibition hall, President Erdoğan said: “It is with great pleasure that I welcome you on the occasion of this historic ceremony to the Presidential Complex, the home of the nation, the place that was honored with veteran status on the night of July 15. I would like to thank each and every one of you for honoring our ceremony. At the very beginning of my remarks, I praise my Lord for giving us the opportunity to serve Türkiye and the Turkish nation for another five years.”
Noting that the results of the May 14 and May 28 elections were very meaningful, President Erdoğan said: “Our nation once again upheld their democratic achievements and said to us ‘Don’t stop. Keep going, keep working, and keep producing services and works’. Attempts to cast a shadow over the national will were thwarted. Just like a century ago, our nation once again rejected the 'mandate and protection' proposals. The politics of works and service prevailed over populism, and it was once again understood that the prudence and discernment of our people should not be underestimated.”
“OUR PEOPLE HAVE ACCEPTED OUR CENTURY OF TÜRKİYE PROPOSAL”
Stating that Turkish democracy, which has suffered blows by coups almost every 10 years since 1950, has once again proved its maturity to the whole world, President Erdoğan said: “It has been seen that the slanders of dictatorship and autocracy uttered by those who cannot even take half of the voters to the polls are completely empty. With these elections, we have not only foiled the campaigns that have been waged against our country for decades, but also secured our future. Again, in these elections, we have seen that our proposal for the Century of Türkiye has been accepted by our people.”
“Our nation, who completed a century ago their national struggle with the foundation of the Republic, will crown the second century of the Republic with the Century of Türkiye,” President Erdoğan said. “We will implement our vision step by step over the next five years. We will follow up on all the promises we made to our people during the election campaign. As we have been doing for the past 21 years, we will hopefully deliver upon our promises one by one. We will save our democracy from the current Constitution, which is a product of the coup, and strengthen it with a libertarian, civilian and inclusive Constitution. We will continue to develop our country through investment, employment, production, exports and current account surplus. We are determined to put Ghazi Mustafa Kemal's principle of ‘peace at home, peace in the world’ into practice in its true meaning.”
