President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday warned that the world was in disarray and the West “was losing its arguments it employed to threaten other countries.”
In a speech at the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Erdoğan stressed a rising global storm.
“We are in the middle of a ruthless fight to share resources. You are either on the menu or on the table,” Erdoğan said, adding that the People’s Alliance would bring Türkiye to calm waters after the storm.
His speech came amid global outcry mixed with support for the U.S. operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and the first lady. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened similar actions everywhere, including Colombia, and signaled Washington's intent to annex Greenland, prompting a chain of reactions in the international community.
The Turkish president said 2025 was a busy year in terms of regional and global developments, citing no shortage of tensions and conflicts across the world.
“Still, we managed to protect Türkiye’s interests,” he said.
“We passed the test in every field,” he said, referring to Türkiye’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on the genocide in Gaza, Israel’s attacks on Iran, the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, relations with the U.S. and Europe, cooperation with Turkic states, the Israeli attack targeting Hamas officials in Qatar, the terror-free Türkiye initiative and against riots by supporters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
“We always prioritized the safety of Türkiye, the future of our nation,” he said.
Erdoğan noted that the world still faced dire threats.
“The global economy is heading toward a new battle that is expected to concentrate on valuable metals and will likely have dire consequences. It is apparent that an aggressive competition will take place for the sharing of resources, for obtaining energy resources and commerce routes. The West is losing all arguments it employed to condemn and threaten other countries,” he said.
“In this global storm, the AK Party, the People’s Alliance are the obvious choice for taking Türkiye to the coast of safety,” he stated.
“Cadres of this alliance and the AK Party have experience, the will and bravery to spoil the imperialist plots,” he added.
