Erdoğan: "Everyone should accept democracy and its rules"

There are still some in Turkey who are unable to adjust themselves to the principles of multiparty democracy, and those who oppose the public will lose support, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. Speaking to the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Women's Branch Congress in Istanbul, Erdogan stressed that only with democracy can Turkey's problems be overcome, adding that voters should keep an eye on the politicians they voted for and hold them accountable. Saying that everyone should respect the results of democratic elections and understand the message that the people sent in last year's general elections, he said, "All political groups and leaders and everyone should fully embrace the principle that sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation."