Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared that Turkey has reached a new level of military deterrence and defense-industry capability, insisting the country “is no longer the old Turkey” and that actors once viewed as threats two or three decades ago no longer match its current stature.
In closely related remarks he described Israel’s government as “war-addicted” and Zionism as a “radical, occupying, genocidal ideology” that he said threatens regional peace and anyone defending humanitarian values.
Erdoğan argued that Muslims cannot rely on others and must become strong, act as a deterrent, and build alliances among themselves to defend their rights and establish security in the region.
Erdoğan: “Turkey has been strengthened in military deterrence – It is not the old Turkey”
In the same context, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a new message on strengthening Turkey’s defense industry and military deterrence.
The Turkish president argued that Turkey has now changed level, stressing that countries and actors that were considered threats to the country’s security two or three decades ago can no longer be compared with Turkey’s “stature.”
“To those who do not want to see the progress Turkey has made in every field, especially in the defense industry and military deterrence, I would like to remind them that the factors and structures that were considered a threat to our country’s security 20–30 years ago no longer have the same power and scale as Turkey,” Erdoğan said.
“They cannot be compared with Turkey,” he added, underlining that “Turkey is no longer a country that will take them seriously or pay attention to their delusions.”
The Turkish president also addressed those who, he said, “target” the leadership, the Turkish people, and the state, calling on them to grasp the new reality.
“Zionism has a genocidal ideology – Muslims must unite their forces”
In the same vein, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a new attack on Israel, describing the current Israeli government as “addicted to war” and Zionism as a “genocidal ideology.”
“The current, war-addicted government of Israel is trying in every way to destabilize our entire region, starting with its neighbors,” the Turkish president said.
He argued that “the radical, occupying, genocidal ideology called Zionism not only threatens the peace of its neighbors but also targets anyone who defends regional peace and humanitarian values.”
Erdoğan further claimed that Turkey warns about the “expansionist ambitions of Zionism” not only for reasons that concern itself, but “on behalf of all the peoples of the region, regardless of faith, and on behalf of humanity.”
At the same time, the Turkish president called for greater unity among Muslim countries, arguing that the Islamic world must rely on its own strengths.
“As Muslims, we cannot get anywhere by relying on others. We are obliged to be strong, to act as a deterrent, to defend our rights and our laws together, and to build peace and security in our region together,” he said.
“Good lies in alliance,” he added, noting that Turkey seeks to strengthen alliances and reduce conflicts “both among ourselves and in the Islamic world.”
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