Erdoğan speaks to soldiers at iftar program in Ankara: 'We have no choice but to thwart treacherous ambitions'

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at an iftar program held with soldiers in Ankara.

Highlights from Erdoğan's speech are as follows:

"As members of a nation renowned as a military nation, we cannot allow the consciousness of martyrdom to weaken."

"Possessing a strong army is more than a preference for us; it is a necessity."

"If we want to live in our country with honor and peace, we have no choice but to thwart treacherous ambitions."

"We are working for a fully independent Turkey in every field; we said we would cut our own umbilical cord, and we did."

"Our answer to those who ask what we are doing across the border is the operations we have conducted there."

"We will finish our unfinished business in Syria."

"We will not allow these hired killer gangs, which are struggling for their lives and on the verge of collapse, to flourish again and become a scourge to the nation once more."

"Our goal is to hand over to our children a Turkey that is completely free from the dark shadow of terrorism, with a bright path and future."

News Source: 12punto