Speaking at the 3rd Turkey Agriculture and Forestry Forum, President Erdoğan said: "Ensuring the food safety of our people has become a matter of national security for Turkey as it has for every other country. Foreign dependency in basic agricultural products is just as dangerous as foreign dependency in defense industry."

Underscoring that developed countries exert extraordinary efforts to ensure their food safety and future, President Erdoğan noted: "Ensuring the food safety of our people has become a matter of national security for Turkey as it has for every other country. Foreign dependency in basic agricultural products is just as dangerous as foreign dependency in defense industry. It is a risk that can by no means be taken for a country like us which is located at the intersection of continents and struggles of interest. We build our agriculture policies upon these very facts. We have never and will never allow any step that would pose a security risk to our country."

ILKHA