Turkish Ministry of Forestry and Water Management made mass opening ceremony at Presidential Complex. 151 facilities which are cost 4 billion liras, including 29 dams, 32 irrigation facilities, and 54 flood protection facilities are opened by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday.
In his speech Erdogan stressed that we wish mercy from Allah to our 16 soldiers who died in El Bab, and we wish our injuries to be urgent healing. This struggle is not an ordinary struggle. We can no longer stand against those who constantly threaten our country. Diplomacy is also taking place to fight against terrorism. We cooperate with Russia, USA, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. After all this, the operation of Euphrates Shield started.
President Erdogan continued that especially when we approached the trillion-dollar gross national product rate, some groups suddenly hit all the buttons. Their ways seem to be different, but actually they serve the same purpose. They wanted to stop us by saying some trees, some saying corruption, some saying self-management, some strangling into blood and fire. As they told us to stop, we were further ahead. Turkey is still living in a state of sadness in our losses in Lausanne. Turkey gives the biggest struggle after the War of Independence. This struggle is one nation, one flag, one homeland, one state.
Erdogan pointed out that unlike the struggles of the past; today we are facing an asymmetrical attack. Terrorist organizations are just pawns. Our real challenge is the forces behind them. These forces try to attack our sensitive point. In some places they are trying to divide our nations depending on their origins, in some places, over sectarian and masculine differences.
