Statements from President Erdoğan After Cabinet Meeting

Making statements after the Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reacted to the opposition by stating that Turkey cannot be surrendered to the streets, and touched upon domestic and foreign policy as well as budget targets.

Speaking after the Cabinet Meeting held at the Presidential Complex, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Turkey cannot be surrendered to the streets and criticized the opposition. In his speech, Erdoğan expressed his condolences for the 3 miners who lost their lives in the mining accident in Zonguldak and Colonel Sayit Gökgöz, who was martyred in a military vehicle accident in Ankara; he made assessments on domestic politics, economy, security, and foreign policy.

Sharing his goals in the fields of foreign policy and economy, Erdoğan stated that the target is to increase the trade volume with Canada to 10 billion dollars. He noted that Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will be hosted on October 28, and the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Ankara on October 30. Furthermore, emphasizing the importance of the memorandum of understanding on maritime jurisdiction areas signed with Libya, Erdoğan announced that urban transformation appropriations in the 2027 budget have been increased by 176 percent to 276 billion liras.