Erdoğan: Türkiye now shapes its future through own will
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Aug. 14 hailed his ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) 25-year journey, saying it had transformed Türkiye into a country that “shapes its future by its own will.”
In an article marking the party’s 25th founding anniversary, Erdoğan said his movement was founded with the aim of reshaping Türkiye’s future, strengthening the bond between the state and citizens and ensuring that the country could make its own decisions.
“Nothing will ever be the same in Türkiye again,” Erdoğan recalled saying when the party was founded, adding that its “greatest source of confidence was the will of the people.”
He said the party emerged as a “common hope” for millions who faced restrictions on their rights, carried the burden of crises and sought a more prosperous future for their children.
