ANKARA-BHA
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered journalists’ questions on the plane upon his return from his visits to Kyrgyzstan and Hungary.
President Erdoğan said:
“We said something in the election campaign. We said; ‘Those who deserve it will definitely be in the position, but those who do not deserve it and abuse their position will definitely pay the price. The judiciary, the chief prosecutor and prosecutors show very serious acumen on this issue. I congratulate the judiciary for their wisdom. I believe that with the steps they have taken and the progress they have made in this process, they have gained the trust of my people. Because if the judiciary stands tall, my people’s trust in the judiciary will continue to increase. We have always said and continue to say that terrorism and democracy, terrorism and civil politics cannot be carried together. Being elected does not give anyone the right to walk arm in arm with terrorism. The politician’s duty is to serve his people, his city, his district; It does not mean serving the separatist ringleaders. We do not tolerate the nation’s resources being given away to the terror barons in Qandil and Europe or to the urban structure of the separatist organization. We follow together the judicial decisions, evidence, allegations, information and documents regarding the mentioned individuals and the investigations carried out. We cannot expect the judiciary to ignore these grave allegations and crimes that have now come to light. The opposition should not try to put pressure on the judiciary for doing its duty. Especially threatening prosecutors, targeting and insulting people of law is pure banditry. We will not bow to these pressures and insults. We maintain our political courtesy until the end, but we do not tolerate the politics of threats.
“Our determination in the fight against terrorism will continue the same”
Nothing will change in our fight against terrorism. We will continue our determination in the same way. This 30-40 kilometer depth issue will continue as is. As of now, our struggle to penetrate deep into Syria and Iraq, to follow the terrorists there and to eliminate terrorism at its source continues uncompromisingly. As we express in words, we also demonstrate in action that we will not allow the establishment of a terrorist organization beyond our borders. There is no way to step back from this struggle or relax the struggle, this will not happen. We are aware that the smallest gap left to terrorist elements is a major threat to our national security, and we continue our fight against terrorism without leaving any gaps. Türkiye will never hesitate to take the necessary measures to protect itself. Every step we take towards our border security aims to close the passageways of terrorists, and we increase our border security with advanced technology and personnel. We are in an uninterrupted fight against terrorism, and this will only end when the last terrorist is neutralized and this threat to our country is eliminated.
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