ISRAEL HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BREAK THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE’S DETERMINATION TO RESIST.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Ahlat Presidential Complex in Bitlis. Noting that the cabinet meeting is being held outside Ankara for the first time in 21 years to commemorate the 953rd anniversary of the Victory of Manzikert, President Erdoğan said that this historic cabinet meeting shows the importance they attach to Ahlat and the Victory of Manzikert, and added: “We will continue our multidimensional efforts in the period ahead as well in order to keep the spirit of Manzikert alive and transfer it to future generations.” “WE HAVE BEEN MAKING ENDEAVORS TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF A FULLY-INDEPENDENT TÜRKİYE IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY” President Erdoğan stated: “Since the last cabinet meeting, we have determinedly continued our efforts to achieve our country’s goals. We took critical decisions to bolster our country’s defense capabilities during the Defense Industry Executive Committee’s second meeting in 2024. We discussed the details of our steel dome project, which we have been developing with indigenous and national means. We have been making endeavors without a break or rest or without getting hindered by barriers to achieve our goal of a fully-independent Türkiye in defense industry.” Pointing out that the projects inaugurated yesterday at the Aksaz Shipyard Command have brought Türkiye one step closer to its goals, President Erdoğan said: “Our navy’s deterrence has further increased with the commissioning of the Piri Reis submarine. Türkiye will obtain a very significant power multiplier as the construction of new-type submarines is completed. I once again wish our submarine, shipyard and other naval platforms to be auspicious.” “ISRAEL HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BREAK THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE’S DETERMINATION TO RESIST” Drawing attention to Israel’s ongoing massacres in Palestine, President Erdoğan said: “By hosting President of Palestine, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, in Türkiye, we have once again demonstrated our unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. The messages given by Mr. Abbas at our ghazi parliament were attentively followed by the whole world. Despite all its barbarity and brutality, and although it has been wreaking terror in Gaza for 10 months, Israel has been unable to break the Palestinian people’s determination to resist. We once again greet with respect the Palestinian people who are defending their lands heroically, and we wholeheartedly believe that our Palestinian brothers and sisters, sooner or later, will be victorious. May Allah help our Palestinian brothers and sisters.” “WE ARE ONE OF THE TWO COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT EMPLOY UAVs IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FOREST FIRES” Describing Türkiye as one of the countries hit the hardest by global warming and climate change, President Erdoğan stressed that the most destructive impacts of global warming are seen in forests. Drawing attention to Türkiye’s efforts to combat wildfires in an effective manner, President Erdoğan said: “We are one of the two countries in the world that employ UAVs in the fight against forest fires. By means of this capability, we have reduced our initial response time to fires from some 40 minutes to 11 minutes. Also, we have reinforced our ‘green homeland army’ with our 25 thousand forest rangers and nearly 130 thousand volunteers. Our aerial vehicles’ water-dropping capacity, which stood at 73 tons in 2002, has more than quadrupled to 426 tons at the present. We do whatever is necessary and spare no effort in fighting forest fires effectively.”