The Greek government should learn a lesson from the events of a century ago, instead of trying to bully while hiding under the skirts of some, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Recalling the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Tayyip Erdogan said that "Turkey is ready for any victory again, anytime, anywhere."
In a speech at the War Institute of the National Defense University, the Turkish president said that "we are aware of distraction efforts using Greece. We have taught the necessary lessons, especially our air force, to those who came against us by constantly challenging our airfields and air activity sites and we will continue to do so from now on."
The Turkish President said that "no one should have any doubt that we will protect our western land, sea and air borders without making the slightest concession to our rights in the Aegean Sea and making full use of the rights granted to us by international agreements."
"We recommend that the Greek government, which instead of trying to resolve the conflicts between us through dialogue and negotiation, is trying to bully its way into hiding under the skirts of some, learn a lesson both from the developments in our region and from the events of a century ago," the Turkish President said.
He said "it is a fact that our neighbour in the Aegean is not in a position equivalent to us politically, economically and militarily. For this reason, Greece has a deserved place in Turkey's strategic calculations."
"I hope that the people of Greece will democratically give the necessary message and lesson to their government, which will pursue adventures that will end in disaster for them."
Referring to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Tayyip Erdogan said that "in reality, Turkey did not have the opportunity to see the real state of its army until the peacekeeping operation in Cyprus." "Here, recently, we held an exercise, EFES. 39 countries from all over the world, especially the United States, participated in this EFES exercise. With this successful EFES exercise, we gave the world a very good lesson, fortunately. It shows that Turkey, as a nation that has risen from the ashes, is ready for any victory again, at any time, anywhere," Tayyip Erdogan said.
He said, "We showed this in Azerbaijan, Montenegro and Libya. Be that as it may, we are ready to show it again. The embargoes to which we were subjected during and after Operation Cyprus and the problems we experienced have made us aware of these painful realities."
Source: CNA
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