Interior Minister Ziya Öztürkler: Our duty is to serve our country as much as we can

Ziya Öztürkler, who served as the Minister of Interior in the UBP-DP-YDP government established under the Prime Ministership of the National Unity Party (UBP) Deputy Ünal Üstel, said: "18. He participated in the program called 'Same' via telephone connection.

Expressing that he learned that he had entered the cabinet, with the statement made by Üstel on a live broadcast, Öztürkler said, "Our responsibility is to serve our country as much as we can."

Öztürkler said that he never took an approach of "assign me to this task" and said:

“I have always stood at the point that this is at the discretion of the Prime Ministers and that when given a task, it should be carried out in the best way possible. I just learned about this mission. I'm happy. From walking on this road, serving the country, while coming to these steps, while being a parliamentarian, always serving our state, whether in committees or in ministry. These are a relay race. Right now, the flag has been given to us in this difficult time. Our duty is to fight as much as we can to solve the existing problems in order to pave the way for our country. My door is open to everyone. Everyone can be assured that I can do it properly on behalf of service to the country in unity, togetherness. Those who know me already know my work ethic and discipline well.”