The Turkish president threw straight punches against the mayor of Istanbul today, on the occasion of Imamoglu's dinner with the British ambassador.
"We did not go to fish taverns," he said meaningfully, speaking to Kerasounta in Pontus. "Where did we go; We ran next to our people, we became one with them, we were worried about their problems. Others you see go elsewhere to have a good time. Let the snow mountain and the storms fall from the other side. "I was also the mayor of Istanbul," said the Turkish president, adding that his own ministers - on his own initiative - always rush to where natural disasters take place to monitor the situation.
"My colleagues made sure that after disasters, earthquakes and fires, they were always present at the site. As president, I was there too. "Because you can not leave them at mercy," he stressed meaningfully.
"I will not go down to the level of Kilicdaroglu"
The Turkish president also fired shots at the opposition leader in another speech in Kerasunda, following a lawsuit filed by the Republican People's Party against Erdogan and his ministers over a corruption scandal.
"Man now follows his own tactics. I go on TV at 22.00 and he also leaves Youtube at 22.00 to address the people and to silence - supposedly - the President of the Republic.
"Man does not even have a level to go down to his level," he said characteristically.
As for the natural gas shortages that have occupied the country lately, Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that there is plenty!
"The official opposition says that the gas is enough for a week. When will you speak correctly? Praise be to Allaah, we do not have such a problem. "We have natural gas, we have a floating storage and regasification unit FSRU, we have reserves under Lake Tuz, we are taking all the measures," he stressed.