President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy Graduation Ceremony in Ankara.

Underscoring that the most important reason for Türkiye being capable of displaying a bold and conscientious stance all around the world today is the achievements it has made in the area of defense over the past 22 years, President Erdoğan stressed that historic gains have been achieved in the fight against the separatist terrorist organization employed to cause trouble to the Turkish nation for 40 years. Noting that most recently, a red-category murderer was brought to account for all the blood he had shed, President Erdoğan said: “Backing down on this issue is out of the question. We will continue our efforts with determination until terror is no more a source of threat to our country. We have nothing to do with anyone that obeys rules and laws, but we will show no mercy to those who deviate from the law or consider themselves to be superior to the state or public authority.” Pointing out that the they will not tolerate those who threaten citizens’ lives, properties, dignity and peace, President Erdoğan said: “We will give no respite to them, be them mafia, gangs, human traffickers, terrorists, or city bandits.”