“Our defense industry is making history in every field”
Speaking at the TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland event, President Erdoğan said: “Those wishing to see what can be achieved through faith and perseverance despite obstacles are now looking at the Turkish defense industry. Our defense industry, which is a source of pride for our country, is literally making history in every field.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland event at the Ministry of National Defense’s Istanbul Shipyard Command.
President Erdoğan said: “We are in the month of August, which holds a special place in our national history and memory. We are in a month of victories extending from the Manzikert to the Chaldiran to the Mohács to the Great Offensive. Two days ago, we celebrated the 954th anniversary of the Victory of Manzikert with great pride. The glorious picture in Ahlat and Malazgirt was magnificent. Once again, we showed the whole world that we as a nation are one and united. Our eternal brotherhood was reaffirmed on the plain of Malazgirt. Yesterday, we were at ASELSAN’s Gölbaşı campus. On the company’s 50th anniversary, we took three steps at once that made our defense industry proud. We added the constituent systems of the Steel Dome to the inventory, inaugurated 14 facilities of ASELSAN, and broke ground for the Oğulbey Teknology Base. And today, we are at the Istanbul Shipyard Command. In two days, we will be celebrating the 103th anniversary of the August 30 Victory. In other words, we are marking the Victory Week in the most appropriate manner.”
President Erdoğan stated: “Those wishing to see what can be achieved through faith and perseverance despite obstacles are now looking at the Turkish defense industry. Our defense industry, which is a source of pride for our country, is literally making history in every field. While our friends are speaking highly of our successes, our adversaries are in a worry to catch up with us. Let them struggle all they want. They will run but will lag behind us. I would like to state with great confidence that our moves in defense industry inspire courage for the innocent today, just as our War of Independence became a source of hope for the oppressed a century ago. From Palestine to Syria to Yemen to Somalia to Sudan to Libya, wherever there is a brother and sister of ours in trouble, they take pride in Türkiye’s achievements.”
