Main opposition leader unveils new vision for Turkey’s 2nd century

In a much anticipated ceremonial meeting by the opposition circles in Turkey, main opposition CHP (Republican People’s Party) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu disclosed his party’s plans to prepare Turkey for its second century.

At the meeting held in Istanbul, CHP leader Kilicdaroğlu introduced a team titled “Call to the Second Century Group” saying "Today you will see a brand new union of forces."

Kilicdaroglu said he appointed Jeremy Rifkin, a renowned American economist who authored “The Third Industrial Revolution” as his chief economic advisor, and said that the new team consisted of 70 experts like Prof. Daron Acemoğlu, Prof. Ugur Akcigit, Prof. Hakan Kara and Prof. Refet Gurkaynak.

Kılıçdaroglu pledged to build a stable growth model that will bring Turkey out of the economic crisis and announced the roadmap for attracting technological development and investments to the country, increasing employment and earnings.

“Today is the day to change the fate of the country. (..) End the one-man regime? Yes, it's over. However, a new working system should come in its place. We are not looking for a new man who will work single-handedly. Today you will listen to the infrastructure of a completely different system from us,” Kilicdaroglu said.

Main opposition leader also vowed to find investment funds from the world and claim back ill gotten earnings from the “dirty capital” in Turkey.

He said:

“In the first three years of our rule, at least 100 billion dollars of direct investment will come. So is that enough? No. There are independent very large wealth funds all over the world. In the first three years of our rule, we will receive at least 75 billion dollars of investment from them. In addition, we will bring at least 150 billion dollars of investment from clean and sustainable funds.”

He concluded:

“I wrote the 418 billion dollars stolen by dirty capital as their debts. I know why they want to talk to me all the time, why they send news through intermediaries, why they go behind my back. (...) I know everything you have. I will take this money from you within the law, you cannot get rid of it.”