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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the opening ceremony of the second section of the Niğde-Ankara highway.
These are the highlights of President Erdoğan’s speech:
– We opened sections 1 and 3 of the highway, which we brought to our country with the build-operate-transfer model, and at the beginning of September we reached a total length of 330 kilometers with connecting roads. With today’s opening, we open all the way.
“A ROAD WITH EXCELLENT CAPACITIES”
– Thanks to this project connecting the regions of Marmara, Central Anatolia, the Mediterranean and Southeastern Anatolia, uninterrupted transport from Edirne to Şanlıurfa has been made possible. The travel time, which takes 4 hours on the current route, can be completed in almost half the time. Thanks to saving time and fuel, it will contribute more than 1.6 billion lire a year.
Another feature that sets this road apart from the others is that it is intelligently designed. I congratulate everyone who contributed to the construction of the road, which has superior ratings in all respects.
THE ENTIRE NORTH MARMARA HIGHWAY WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY
-We are both taking giant steps in the field of health and we continue our investments without slowing down. I hope we open the last part of the North Marmara Highway on Saturday.
-We announced a support package of 5 billion lira for 3 months to our traders who have stopped their jobs due to epidemic measures.
In addition, we brought a delay of up to one billion lira for tourism professionals using public land.
-We continue with the supports that we started earlier, from the assignment of work for a short time to direct investments. We support our business people using the resources we have in the most efficient way. We will continue our support until the epidemic is gone.
‘We DO NOT neglect SUPPORT AND SPECIAL INCENTIVES’
– We continue with the support that we have started before, from the assignment for short-term work to direct investments. We support our business people using the resources we have in the most efficient way. We will continue our support until the epidemic is gone.
– We never neglect special support and incentives for investment and production. Our greatest strength is our unity and togetherness. Our democracy and our economy are moving forward step by step with great hope and our goal for 2023 will fulfill the task of building a strong Turkey.
-Turkey grows stronger and closer to them in relation to future goals and strict adherence to sovereignty as the attacks increase.
‘THIS DECISION IS A DOMAIN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY’
– They are trying to reject us with unilateral sanctions. The EU had threats of sanctions. The US sanctions were announced yesterday. I express it very clearly. Since 2017, no country has imposed itself on CAATSA. It applies to our country for the first time as a member of NATO. What kind of alliance is this, what kind of alliance is this?
-This decision is a flagrant attack on the sovereign rights of our country. Rationale S-400 from Russia to Turkey to take over the air system. Was Turkey admitted for causing this way? The United States does not allow the sale of its own air defense systems to our country. The F-35 aircraft that are part of Turkey are producing about a thousand and it gives to the United States. In addition to the obstacles in the Senate, the US, which did not meet any of the conditions that we wanted to receive these systems, pulled out the sanctioning weapon because we met what we wanted from elsewhere.
-The main objective is to avoid the advances that our country has started in the defense industry and make it depend on them again. Right from the start, we approached our interlocutors with the suggestion that if they have any concerns about the S-400, we address the issue through diplomacy. The goal is not to eat grapes, but to beat the vineyard. We will take care of our own affairs. We will work twice as hard as yesterday to make our defense industry independent. We will protect our defense industry president, İsmail Demir, and his team more. We will further support our defense industry companies.
– With today’s sanction decision, we will accelerate our steps towards building a defense industry in all fields. Turkey has left behind the point of remaining locked in with such sanctions. Of course there will be problems. Each problem will open a door for us to solve it. Once again we say that this song does not end here. Final acceptance testing was performed before Hisar A, developed by Aselsan and Roketsan, was entered into inventory. Until now, we have prepared this business, which they tried to prevent with hidden sanctions, indirect interventions, to bring it to inventory with local products. Good luck with the Hisar A missile.
