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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who attended the Mavi Vatan Tactical Exercise 2021 from the Vahdettin Mansion, made notable remarks.
MERCY DESIRED TO THE MARTYRS
According to the news in AA, Erdogan began his words by praying for God’s mercy to the soldiers who were martyred in the helicopter who were killed in Bitlis the day before, saying: “I wish my condolences to the families of our heroic soldiers, their relatives. ., the Armed Forces of Turkey, our beloved nation We will especially remember our Commander of the 8th Corps, Lieutenant General Osman Erbaş, both for his military skills and achievements and for his uncompromising stance on the side of his state and nation.
Wishing the exercise to be successful and beneficial to the heroic navy, Erdogan said they were unable to conduct the Blue Homeland Exercise, which they held in 2019, due to last year’s coronavirus epidemic.
Stating that they tested national and national weapons systems with a much more robust, comprehensive and organized exercise this year, President Erdogan said:
In addition, in this exercise, we have the opportunity to observe the use of our high-tech war vehicles by our personnel. Therefore, we have the opportunity to see, evaluate and correct the deficiencies in the knowledge, abilities and skills of our army of heroes. , If any.
We conduct the current phase of the training exercise, which we conduct in accordance with international law, in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean. Here, our Naval Forces Command led a successful process that really made us proud, gave confidence to friends and fear of the enemy. I ask all of our staff who participated in our exercise, which began on February 25 and will end tomorrow, good luck from my Lord. I believe that the exercise will make a great contribution to increasing coordination and cooperation between our forces. “
“WE HAVE TO BE STRONG”
Erdogan, noting that Turkey is a country surrounded by sea on three sides of his speech, said:
“Throughout history, we see that our nation placed importance on maritime power to preserve its survival in this difficult geography. We raised many great sailors from Çaka Bey to Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha, from Turgut Reis to Seydi Ali Reis. With our Preveze Naval Victoria, we have established a climate of peace, tranquility and stability that will last for centuries beyond turning the Mediterranean into a Turkish lake.
During the times when our navy was strong, it lived its golden age in the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa along with the Mediterranean basin. Our naval power has brought us to the top of world politics, and our loss of blood in the seas has brought serious losses of land. As the shadow of the Ottoman flag of justice weakened, colonialism and cruelty prevailed in our hearts.
For our country, having a strong army is more of a necessity than a choice. We have to be strong not only economically and politically, but also in the military and defense fields. We are obliged to protect the rights of our friends in all corners of our region, especially our own citizens and Turkish Cypriots. Because we know that at the slightest stumble, even the slightest weakness, they will see us a lot, even the lands in which we live. The events that we have experienced in the context of Syria, Iraq, the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean have reminded us of this fact once again.
“WE DISTRIBUTE AROUND 3 POINTS IN SYRIA”
It should be noted along the Syrian border in the attempted siege of Turkey. Despite the many double standards we encountered, we did not give up our fight. We spread these sieges in 3 points of Syria.
We have shown that we will not renounce our hydrocarbon rights in the eastern Mediterranean. We have also agreed to the confinement entry of Antalya in Turkey. While we are taking these steps, we are not acting with an expansionary policy. We also didn’t have an eye on no man’s land.
With these efforts, our Naval Forces take pride in the accomplishments they have made. Our military gives our nation confidence with its success. Turkey’s defense industry is more talk, we see that discussion. Today, we are one of the best 3-4 countries in the world for drones. Our defense exports went from $ 248 million to $ 3 billion.
While there were 2 companies out of 100 industrial companies 4 years ago, now this number has reached 7. We are one of 10 countries that manufacture their own land vehicles. We will further increase the capacity of our army. Let’s not forget, whoever rules the seas will rule the world. This year, we will bring Anatolia to our army within the reach of MİLGEM. Our seas are calm, good luck. “
THE EXERCISE STARTED IN THE MORNING
The Distinguished Observer Day activity of Exercise Patria Azul 2021 began after National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and accompanying TAF commanders complained to TCG Oruçreis in front of the Aegean Sea by helicopter.
THE FORCE COMMANDERS ARE ALSO IN CANAKKALE
Akar, together with the Chief of Staff General Yaşar Güler, the Commander of the Land Forces, General Ümit Dündar, the Commander of the Naval Forces, Adnan Adnan Özbal, and the Commander of the Air Forces, General Hasan Küçükakyüz, came to Çanakkale to participate in Exercise Mavi Vatan 2021.
AKAR AND COMMANDERS RECEIVE INFORMATION
Akar and the commanders, who landed at TCG Oruçreis in front of the Aegean Sea by helicopter, were received by the commander of the Navy, Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, and received information about the exercise from the Chief of Operations of the Naval Command. The Distinguished Observer Day activities of Exercise Mavi Vatan 2021 began with Akar’s arrival at the flagship TCG Oruçreis, where the exercise was dispatched and managed, at the TAF command level.
IN THE AEGEAN AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
The “Blue Fatherland Exercise” is conducted to test the effectiveness of national and national ship and weapon systems, to conduct operational preparations for the Turkish Armed Forces, and to increase understanding of mutual interoperability between forces.
87 BOATS, 27 AIRCRAFT AND 20 HELICOPTERS ATTEND
The actual phase of Mavi Vatan-2021, which is among the planned and actual exercises of the Naval Forces Command, is taking place in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
UAVs are also participating in the exercise with 87 ships, 27 aircraft and 20 helicopters.
