Saadet Party Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu celebrated the anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation in 1974 at a press conference and wished God's mercy to the soldiers and Cypriot citizens who were martyred in the operation.
At the same time, he reminded that the 20th of July is the anniversary of the foundation of the Saadet Party, and stated that the Saadet Party has been working as Turkey's guarantee for 21 years.
“STOP PLAYING GAMES AT THE TURKISH BORDER”
Karamollaoğlu, who also spoke about the allegations that Greece is massing soldiers on the Turkish border, warned Greece and reminded that they should learn from history.
"Europe's naughty child, Greece, is once again trying to do big things. It is almost playing military service game on the Turkish border. I consider it my duty to warn Greece. Stop playing with fire, learn from history, don't get carried away by countries like America and France," he said.
“GREECE CAN BE ANSWERED WITH TRNC INDEPENDENCE”
Emphasizing that Turkey should also take a step against the movements carried out by Greece, Karamollaoğlu called on the government.
"Turkey, aside from withdrawing troops from Cyprus, should, on the contrary, strengthen its military presence. Only in this way can the peace and tranquility of the island be maintained and the safety of our brothers and sisters in Cyprus. I'm not saying this as a joke. Because while the Greeks were arming the islands one by one, the AK Party government neither took an stance against this armament nor took a serious stance for the independence of Cyprus," he added.
“TEHRAN SUMMIT IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR DIALOGUE AND COMMON SENSE IN SYRIA”
Pointing out that the summit held in Tehran between Turkey, Iran and Russia is an important step, Karamollaoğlu stated that the Syrian crisis can be resolved with the summit.
"The Tehran Summit is an important opportunity to resolve the Syrian crisis, especially Idlib, through common sense and dialogue. For this reason, we believe that the Astana process should be pursued decisively. We believe that regional alliances should be further expanded and strengthened. Against the unfair and imposing sanctions of the USA, it is absolutely necessary to develop a common reflex under the leadership of Iran and Turkey. Our minimum common ground should be to stop the bloodshed and ensure stability as soon as possible in this geography stretching from Kiev to Damascus, especially to Palestine. Because guns are not the solution," he added.
“TEHRAN SUMMIT SHOULD BE VERY WELL EVALUATED”
Expressing that the government's policy on Syria should change completely, Karamollaoğlu stated that the normalization steps that have been taken recently with many countries should be taken within Syria.
"Turkey should abandon its wrong policy on Syria. Just as the UAE, which it accused of being the 'financier of July 15', entered the normalization process yesterday, Just as it entered the normalization process yesterday with Saudi Arabia, which it accused of being the 'murderer of the Khashoggi', How the normalization process was entered into today with Israel, which he said "you know how to kill children" yesterday. and the normalization process should be started immediately. Foreign policy is not carried out with inconsistent 'I kill, I destroy', Turkey has suffered a lot from these wrong and vicious approaches. For this reason, the Tehran summit is an important opportunity to solve the problems not by imposition but by compromise. This opportunity should be used very well," Karamollaoğlu said.
“PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM BROUGHT DISASTER”
Pointing out that many problems came to the fore with the presidential system, Karamollaoğlu stated that the system did not bring benefits.
"The Presidential System, which was brought with great promises by the power partners, unfortunately brought disaster to the country, not happiness. Turkey would fly. So what happened? Not Turkey, but the dollar flew. The dollar, which was 4.5 lira before the presidential system, is based on 17.5 lira today. Not Turkey, but the debts have flown; The debt stock, which was 1 trillion dollars before the presidential system, has now exceeded 3 trillion dollars. Central Bank reserves eroded. In 2018, it was at the level of plus 21.6 billion dollars, that is, there was a reserve, as of July 2022 it has decreased to minus 54.5 billion dollars. This is a loan, not a reserve. We're just trying to survive on debt. While the debt of citizens to banks was 2.3 billion liras in 2018, today it has exceeded the level of 6.9 billion liras. In the last 4 years, half a million tradesmen closed their shutters, while the loan debts of more than 4 million of our people were legally pursued," he said.