President Erdogan: We’ll walk all over the terrorists from the land at the most appropriate time

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made important statements while the ground operation in Syria was on the agenda. President Erdogan said, “The operations we are carrying out with airplanes, cannons, SIHAS are just the beginning. We will walk all over the terrorists from the land at the most convenient time for us.” Erdogan showed concerned targets as Tel Rifat, Manbij and Ayn al-Arab, where the YPG still has a presence.

ATTACKS ON BORDER TOWNS FROM SYRIAN TERRITORY

Regarding the attacks from Syrian territory to border towns since 2015, Erdogan said, “764 mortar, rocket, missile attacks have been made to Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Mardin and Sirnak on our Syria border. . In these attacks, 32 of our citizens have lost their lives and 261 of our citizens have been injured.”

“WE WILL START FROM PLACES LIKE TEL RIFAT, MANBIJ, AYN AL-ARAB”

Noting that their determination to close the entire southern borders from Hatay to Hakkari with a security strip is stronger today than ever, Erdogan said, “We have already created part of this strip with the cross-border operations we have carried out, so as not to leave the possibility of an attack on Turkish territory. We will deal with the rest of them step by step, starting from places such as Tel Rifat, Manbij, Ayn al-Arab which are source of trouble” he said.

WILL THERE BE TALKS WITH ASSAD?

The president responded to the question of whether he would meet with Syrian President Assad, “Maybe, there will be no resentment in politics.”

“THERE IS NO RESENTMENT IN POLITICS”

Reminding that MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli had said that it was the right decision to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and even Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could be met, Erdogan said, “Maybe. There is no resentment in politics. In the end, steps will be taken in the most appropriate circumstances”he said.