New Year Message by President Erdoğan: We will Implement Canal İstanbul Project

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President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has shared a new year message.

Addressing the citizens in a video message, which is also published on the official website of the Presidency, President Erdoğan has said,

"Leaving behind the year 2019, during which we witnessed events of historic importance, we are about to enter 2020, when we will hopefully experience much more favorable developments together.

"I pray to my Lord that the year 2020 may lead to auspicious developments for our country, nation, friends and the entire humanity."

Indicating that "as in previous years, they pursued a very busy agenda in 2019, too, both at home and abroad, implementing very important and fruitful works and services", Erdoğan has stated the following in brief:

'Indigenous' car

"In the last days of 2019, we all shared the joy of a project which I believe made proud every one of our 82 million citizens. We unveiled the first cars of the Turkey's Automobile Project, making our nation's 60-year-old dream come true. Making their debut in Gebze, the cars, with their designs and features, show that our country is moving forward in the right direction.

"Although those, who cannot tolerate an indigenous car just like anything else that is national and domestic, try to find faults with Turkey's Automobile, our people's embracing of it is a proof of this project's success. We will be looking forward to Turkey's Automobile, which is to go on sale in late 2022.

Canal İstanbul

"Likewise, we will, step by step, develop and, definitely, implement the Canal Istanbul Project, which will immensely contribute to our country in economic and strategic respects.

'Those who used to threaten Turkey with chaos...'

"Today's Turkey looks to the future with much greater hope and confidence than did yesterday's Turkey. Those, who used to threaten Turkey with chaos, terror, putsch, crisis and instability, are now confessing despair in the face of our steps and are seeking reconciliation.

"As I always say, our greatest strength is our unity and solidarity. That is why we say at every opportunity that we will be one, we will be big, we will be strong, we will be brothers and sisters, and we, all together, will be Turkey." (TP/SD)