President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of the Land Forces NCO Vocational High School.

"In nations’ histories, there are milestones," President Erdoğan said. "There are many milestones in our history, some of which we remember with joy, some with grief. I regard the incidents; we have experienced in recent years, as such a milestone for our nation."

"We have found ourselves in a difficult fight since the moment we decided to confront those, who seek to shape our country along with our region according to their own scenarios, with our own will and goals. We by no means regret our decision as a country and nation. On the contrary, if we can hold our head high and look to our future with hope today, we owe that to this stance," he added.

President Erdoğan continued his speech as follows: "Just like any other decision, this one comes with a price, too. Sometimes we pay the price with our martyrs and veterans in our fight against terrorist organizations. Sometimes we pay the price by facing discrimination, injustice and unprecedented double standards in the international arena. Sometimes we pay the price, as it has been the case recently, with economic costs. Any fair and conscientious person will admit this fact. Turkiye doesn’t have a problem that deserves the image of crisis which is sought to be formed in the economy, the hypocrisy it faces in the international arena or the terrorist attacks it has suffered both inside and outside its borders."

"We have never acted hypocritically in our bilateral or multilateral relations"

"Turkiye needs the cooperation it will forge with other countries as much as it needs the relations of alliance and partnership with Europe and U.S.," President Erdoğan said.

"We know quite well what kind of activities, overt or covert, those, who force us into a unilateral relationship, are engaged in across the world. We have never acted hypocritically in our bilateral or multilateral relations. However, we have been treated hypocritically."

"If there is going to be a test of reliability, Turkiye will be the only party to successfully pass it. Both Europe and the U.S. have failed many times on this subject," President Erdoğan said.

"Turkiye will overcome this attack"

"You do not have to be an expert to see the motives behind skyrocketing exchange rates in Turkiye. It is all obvious. We are well aware of our economy’s merits and shortcomings," said President Erdoğan and continued as follow:

"Let me say it again here; the instability in exchange rates is an operation against our country. They want to achieve what they failed to do by means of terrorist organizations and the traitors among us, with the weapon of the economy as a bullet of which they use the exchange rates. We have foiled many plots, torn apart many scenarios and defeated many treasons. With Allah’s permission and our nation’s acumen, Turkiye will overcome this attack too."

ILKHA