President Erdoğan spoke at the National Defense University Staff Officer Graduation Ceremony

 

Speaking at the National Defense University’s Graduation Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We will complete the missing links of the security belt along our southern border in Syria on the basis of Syria's territorial integrity. We are determined not to allow any structure along the Iraq and Syria line that would pose a threat to our country.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense University.

Beginning his speech by sharing the joy of graduation of 181 officers, 54 of whom were from friendly and brotherly countries, President Erdoğan congratulated all the graduating officers.

“As we work to resolve the crises in our region, we do not neglect the security of our homeland and our citizens. We are a country that has fought hard against separatist terrorism for 40 years and paid a great price for this cause,” President Erdoğan said.

“We have repeatedly demonstrated that not a single inch of our sacred homeland can be violated. Thousands of our sons and daughters died a martyr’s death, but we did not leave this country, which we made our homeland with the blood of martyrs, to cowards. Thanks to the sacrifices, courage and efforts of our heroic security forces, we have achieved very important successes in the fight against terrorism. The separatist organization is no longer able to carry out terrorist acts within our borders. In Iraq and Syria, the organization is widely cornered. With our soldiers, police, gendarmerie and intelligence officers, we are after them everywhere,” President Erdoğan said.

“WE WILL SEAL OFF THE LOCK VERY SOON IN THE CLAW OPERATION ZONE IN NORTHERN IRAQ”

Noting that serious blows were dealt to the terrorist organization with the great contribution of our domestic and national weapon systems, President Erdoğan said: “We will seal off the lock very soon in the Claw Operation zone in Northern Iraq.”

“We will complete the missing links of the security belt along our southern border in Syria on the basis of Syria's territorial integrity. We are determined not to allow any structure along the Iraq and Syria line that would pose a threat to our country,” President Erdoğan said.

“Just looking at the type and variety of weapons seized is enough to reveal how Türkiye is fighting a multi-national terror consortium of multiple partners. As a state, we are clearly aware of the fact that as long as terrorists with their guns pointing towards Türkiye exist beyond our borders, we cannot live peacefully here. If we want to realize our declared goals in economy, foreign policy, democracy, rights and freedoms, we have to drain the swamp of terrorism. Otherwise, we cannot save ourselves from wasting energy and time,” President Erdoğan said.

Stating that the vision of the Century of Türkiye symbolizes an ideal in which the scourge of terrorism that has plagued the country will come to an end, President Erdoğan said: “We will realize this ideal, the infrastructure of which we have built in the last 22 years, step by step with your endeavors. We are determined and resolute in this regard.”