Erdoğan says Türkiye now acts as playmaker on global stage
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on June 22 that Türkiye has emerged as a “playmaker” in global politics, criticizing the opposition for what he described as internal disputes and a lack of vision.
“With our silent revolutions, we have brought Türkiye into a new era. We have become the most successful team in the 103-year history of the republic. We have inscribed our name in history with glory and honor,” Erdoğan said at an event in the capital Ankara.
The president said his government had invested 4.28 trillion Turkish Liras (around $92.1 billion) in Ankara since coming to power and argued that economic and strategic advances once viewed as unrealistic had become reality.
“If we had said that Türkiye would first become a regional power and then a playmaker in global politics, we would have been accused of daydreaming,” he said.
