President Erdoğan: Our exports will exceed $200 billion in 2021 and hit an all-time high
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex.
Stating that the tourism sector is pressing ahead to achieve the goal of 25 million tourists and $20-billion tourism income. We have already had no troubles in the areas of production and export, where, thanks be to Allah, an upward trend has begun with the normalization. Our exports will hopefully exceed $200 billion in 2021 and hit an all-time high. International investors’ interest in our country is further increasing. And we know that our own investors exert vigorous efforts in terms of increasing the capacity for new investments, machinery purchase and raw material supply.”
“TURKEY IS ABOUT TO JOIN WORLD’S TOP LEAGUE IN ECONOMY”
“Turkey is now about to join world’s top league in terms of economy and politics,” President Erdoğan underscored, and added: “Transportation is one of the leading areas where we make the most important development infrastructure investments of our country. Over the past 19 years, over TL1.104-trillion worth of investment has been made in this field. We have worked day and night to make Turkey world’s new logistics super power with the most comfortable transportation infrastructure. Thanks be to Allah, we have so far achieved our goals to a great extent.”
VISIT TO THE TRNC
Drawing attention to the visit he will pay to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) next week, President Erdoğan said: “We will be in the TRNC on Eid al-Adha on the occasion of July 20 Peace and Freedom Day. We will spend the first day of the Eid with our Cypriot brothers and sisters, and attend the ceremonies to be held for 20 July. Thus, I believe that we will give the entire world a message, that is we will stand, in the strongest manner possible, by the TRNC in its quest for rights and justice.”
“IT IS OUR PRIMARY DUTY TO PROTECT ALL OUR CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND CONSCIENCE”
Regarding the desecration against a church in Istanbul’s district of Kadıköy, President Erdoğan stated that he considers the incident to be a provocation targeting the unity and solidarity in the country. “It is our primary duty to protect all our citizens’ right to freedom of religion and conscience. We will follow this incident until the end as is the case with similar incidents. It is out of the question for us to accept such an immorality, such an indecency. It is out of the question for us to accept such assaults against a sanctuary no matter what faith it belongs to.”
