Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Chavushoglu said that as part of the operations conducted over the past six years in Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces neutralized 17 thousand terrorists.
Speaking at the Istanbul Security Forum organized by the Delivery of the Administration of the President of Turkey, Cavushoglu noted that all the actions of the Turkish side on Syrian territory are based on article 51 of the UN Charter (on the right of states for self-defense), and the only goal of Ankara is Elimination of the threat of terrorism in the region.
Chavushoglu recalled that among the latter, employees of the National Intelligence Organization (Mi̇t) of Turkey liquidated the leader of terrorists Deasa Abu al-Hussein al-Kureishi in Syria.
According to him, terrorism is also a serious threat to NATO bloc. “Turkish safety is part of the security of the North Atlantic Bloc. Turkey continues to contribute to the alliance mission, also striving for the success of the upcoming Blok summit in Vilnius,” the minister said.
The head of diplomacy assured that Ankara would continue the contribution to the NATO mission.
The minister attracted attention to the situation in Europe, noting that for the first time after the Second World War, full -scale military operations are being conducted on the continent. “The shaft of crises and conflicts is growing with incredible power. Even threats to the use of nuclear weapons are voiced. Such statements shunned even in the most crisis periods of the 1960s,” the minister recalled.
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According to the Foreign Minister of Turkey, 60 percent of all crisis points in the world are located today near Turkish borders.
amid the continuation of the war in Ukraine, a new conflict flashes – now in Sudan, the minister stated.
In this regard, the head of diplomacy indicated the significance of the development of the domestic defense industry. “The Turkish BAYRAKTAR UAVs were successfully used in Syria, Libya and Karabakh (Azerbaijan). Turkish drones devote songs in Ukraine. Testing of the unmanned aircraft Kızılelma continues with the schedule. ATAK -2 helicopter, TCG Anadolu Navy and Kaan aircraft: all this is. The pride of modern Turkey, ”said Chavushoglu.
He noted that the level of import substitution in the field of defense of Turkey reached 80 percent.