Erdoğan: We will definitely complete the 30-kilometer-deep security corridor
Speaking at a meeting in southern Şanlıurfa province on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: "We will definitely complete the 30-kilometer-deep security corridor that we are establishing along our southern borders, attacks will not dampen our resolve,"
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:21 | 03 December 2022
- Modified Date: 12:10 | 04 December 2022
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said Türkiye will complete the 30-kilometer-deep (18.6-mile) security strip along its southern border.
Speaking at a meeting in southern Şanlıurfa province, Erdoğan said that attacks will not deter the country from its determined stance on securing its southern border.
"We will definitely complete the 30-kilometer-deep security corridor that we are establishing along our southern borders, attacks will not dampen our resolve," he said.
Since 2016, Türkiye has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the European Union, and the U.S., and is responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the terrorist PKK's Syrian branch.