ANKARA - Prime Minister and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that his party rose from mind and conscience of Turkish people.

AK Party First Regular Congress started at ASKI Sports Hall in Ankara.

Erdogan said that this was the congress of people who wanted justice and development, peace and tranquility, confidence and stability and laws and freedom for years.

(GC-ÖŞ) 12.10.2003