Making a speech during his visit to Oğulpınar Military Post in Hatay on Turkish-Syrian border, President Erdoğan said: “It is really a historic success that Afrin city center was taken under control in less than two months with an operation which the entire world followed with astonishment and admiration.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to Oğulpınar Military Post in Reyhanlı, Hatay on the Turkish-Syrian border and came together with soldiers taking part in Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch into Afrin.
President Erdoğan made a speech during the gathering, which was also joined by a group of celebrities who came to Hatay to show their support for Operation Olive Branch.
“IT IS REALLY A HISTORIC SUCCESS THAT AFRIN CITY CENTER WAS TAKEN UNDER CONTROL IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS”
Stating that Turkish soldiers made history in Operation Olive Branch, President Erdoğan said: “It is really a historic success that Afrin city center was taken under control in less than two months with an operation which the entire world followed with astonishment and admiration.”
Congratulating all the soldiers, gendarmes, police, village guards and intelligence officers as well as members of the Free Syrian Army who took part in the operation, President Erdoğan expressed his appreciation for the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the Turkish Red Crescent, the Ministry of Health, and relevant municipalities for providing support to the operation.
“TURKEY IS MUCH STRONGER THAN BEFORE OPERATIONS EUPHRATES SHIELD AND OLIVE BRANCH”
Pointing out that Turkey has made progress and grown stronger in every field as a result of its military victories, unique works in arts, achievements in sports, initiatives in economy and firm stance in diplomacy, President Erdoğan said: “The scene we are today witnessing here is the clearest expression and the most striking picture of this change.”
Today, Turkey is much stronger than before the tutelage crisis in 2007, before the security-judiciary coup attempt in 2013, before the ditch digging activities in 2015, before the July 15 coup attempt and before the operations Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch, President Erdoğan underscored, adding that it will continue down its road by getting stronger with every passing day.