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President Erdoğan: We are one of the founding actors of the new order
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements at the ROKETSAN Production Facilities Opening, Mass Production Deliveries and Groundbreaking Ceremony.
Highlights from Erdoğan’s speech:
“I DAMN THE TRICKY ATTACK”
First of all, I want it to be known that we condemn the treacherous attack that took place in Beşiktaş, Istanbul at noon today and was thwarted by the successful intervention of our heroic security forces. In the heinous terrorist act, 3 terrorists, one dead and 2 injured, were neutralized, and 2 of our heroic police officers were slightly injured during the intervention. Both our Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and our police and intelligence units quickly launched the necessary investigations regarding the attack. I wish a speedy recovery to our injured police officers, and I wish the police and people of Istanbul to get well soon. We will continue our fight against all forms of terrorism with determination, and we will not allow Türkiye’s climate of trust to be damaged by vile and timely provocations like today.
I am very pleased to be with you on this meaningful ceremony. I hereby send my greetings and love to every member of our Roketsan family, which adds new achievements every day with the projects, products and systems developed by our Turkish Armed Forces, which wrote epic stories on land, at sea and in the air, and to more than 4,500 companies operating in the defense industry.
First of all, I want to express this truth with all my heart. We are a nation that lives with its martyrs and believes that its martyrs are also alive. For exactly a thousand years; I commemorate with utmost respect all our martyrs who sacrificed their lives so that the call to prayer for Muhammad would sound in the skies, so that homes and homes would not fade away, so that our flag would fly with glory and pride, so that our homeland would be eternal, our state would be eternal, and our nation would be free. On behalf of myself and my nation, I would like to express my gratitude to all our veterans who fought heroically for the future of our country and nation.
I would like to wholeheartedly thank all our engineers, software developers, technicians, workers, managers and academicians who work tirelessly in the defense industry, putting not only their hands but also their body under responsibility when necessary and carrying the industry to this day.
I also congratulate our Presidency of Defense Industries, which ensures that these studies are carried out in harmony with its holistic management capacity, and I wish them continued success. May God Almighty be pleased with you. I hope that the effort you put forth and the effort you put in for Türkiye’s strong, effective, respected and bright future will be beneficial for all of us.
Today, we are leaving behind another very important threshold on the path to a fully independent Türkiye in defense. Soon, hopefully, we will open our Kırıkkale fuel production facilities, Lalahan warhead facility, and Advanced Technologies R&D and Engineering Center. In addition, we will deliver many weapon groups such as our Tayfun, Siper, Atmaca, Hisar-A, Hisar-O and Sungur systems, Çakır, SOM, MAM-T and MAM-L, the sharp claws of our SIHAs, to our heroic army. We will also lay the foundations of our Lalahan Missile Integration Facilities.
With these investments, which will make our defense industry a stronger development axis and increase the rate of qualified employment, we will strengthen our layered air defense system, increase our strategic power, reinforce our cruise and ballistic missile capabilities, and make significant contributions to our smart ammunition family, mass production speed and R&D capacity. We will further strengthen our air defense architecture as these systems, which constitute the striking power of the steel dome, reach a higher production rate.
With this new infrastructure established for our critical air defense systems, strategic missile projects and smart ammunition capabilities, we will increase the deterrence of our heroic army to much higher levels. I would like to particularly underline this. The main goal of the coming period in the defense industry is to produce high-tech products faster, more effectively and in higher quantities. The investments we have launched today constitute a very critical stage on the way to the goal we have set.
I SEND MY THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO OUR ROKETSAN FAMILY
With these facilities and systems, the completed investment cost of which has reached 1 billion dollars and the total investment scale of which has reached 3 billion dollars, we will reach the target faster and accelerate the determined steps we have taken. Once again, I wish you good luck. I would like to wholeheartedly congratulate all my brothers who have stepped up to this point, from the design stage to the mass production process of these products that draw a new horizon for the industry, and I would like to express my gratitude once again to our Roketsan family.
We are living in a period where digitalization and artificial intelligence-based algorithms are reshaping the concept of defense. As technology advances, the nature of the products and software needed in the field changes day by day. We witness this very closely, especially in the recent war, conflict and crisis environments that have broken out in our immediate surroundings.
Now you know best that even milliseconds make a big difference in the diagnosis, detection, decision-making, intervention and destruction processes. We are in an age where air, land and sea domination are intertwined, unmanned technologies and positioning in cyberspace change all balances. At this point, I would like to express this with great pride. We are one of the founding actors of this new order in which rules and processes are reshaped. We are not worried about keeping up with this new system, where cyber warfare has replaced trench warfare. Because we, as a country, now determine the direction and course both in the field and in technology.
We have become one of the countries that set the norm in this field with the products, systems, software and platforms we have developed in the last 23 years, our strong human resources and corporate capacity. Thank God, today Türkiye is a country that protects its own skies, equips its own platforms and develops its own ammunition. Moreover, we can do all this with our own intelligence, engineering and human resources. We come to the aid of our friends and allies upon their request and contribute to global peace and security at the highest level.
Look, I have to remind you and my citizens who watch us on their screens of a fact here. Yes, today we are proud to be at a world-renowned level in the field of defense industry. Today, while missiles and drones are flying around us, we feel safe and can lay our heads on the pillow at night with peace of mind. Today, God forbid, if something happens to us, we trust first of all our own strength, not anyone else. Not only we but also our competitors and adversaries know these very well.
But it is also a fact that we have never easily reached proud levels in the defense industry, the importance of which is better understood these days. We were tested, we were stalled, we were abandoned, we were hindered, we were threatened. We were exposed to restrictions we did not deserve. But we did not bow to any of them. Thank God, we have reached these days with the prayers and support of our dear nation, the efforts of you, our brothers and sisters who shed their wisdom and sweat in the defense industry, the coordination of our institutions and the strong will of our state.
Of course, while doing these, we also witnessed tragicomic scenes. Remember, while we were conducting missile tests in Sinop, the leader of the main opposition party was saying ‘fish are frightened by the sound of missiles and leave their nests’. While we were trying to diversify our defense tools, his predecessor, whom this person bid farewell to with crocodile tears, was saying, ‘What is the need for these, who will attack us?’ at a time when our region was turning into a fire scene. We have encountered many sabotage attempts that do not fit into reason, conscience and morality, from those who said they would touch the defense industry when they came to power, to those who exploited the tank pallet factory. Dear brothers and sisters, if we had listened to these, we would not have been even close to where we are today in the defense industry.
“Hopefully WE WILL BE IN THE TOP 10 IN THE WORLD IN DEFENSE EXPORTS”
But our aim is to see Turkish youth gain wings. I have sacrificed all my personal wealth for this cause. We followed the path of the late Nuri Demirağ, who said, “If necessary, I am ready to sell even the shirt I have on my back for this purpose.”
We claimed the legacy of our late brother Özdemir Bayraktar, who dedicated his life to the great and powerful Türkiye, by saying ‘we did our duty from the situation’, despite the countless obstacles we encountered. We shouldered the legacy of Sultan Fatih, whose hawkish cannons changed the concept of war of the period and opened and closed an era. And as a result, we managed to crown the troubles, difficulties and sufferings of Vecihi Hürkuş, Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha and Piri Reis with today’s successes and turn them into a statement of pride.
I would like to draw your and my beloved nation’s attention to the following figures: We reduced our foreign dependency in defense from 80 percent to 20 percent. Our sectoral turnover exceeded 20 billion dollars, and our R&D expenditures reached 3.5 billion dollars. While our number of active projects exceeded 1400, our project portfolio exceeded 100 billion. We increased our defense exports, which were only 248 million dollars in 2002, to over 10 billion dollars last year. In the first quarter of 2026, our defense and aerospace exports reached 1 billion 910 million dollars, an increase of 12.1 percent compared to the same period last year. We will reach the 11 billion dollar export volume that we have set as our 2028 target, and hopefully we will be among the top 10 in the world in defense exports.
After the wars in our immediate vicinity end, we, as a nation, will achieve great growth in every field, especially in the defense industry. Despite the efforts to hinder Türkiye already, I hope we will achieve this great breakthrough together. Dear guests, our Roketsan, one of our institutions that represents Türkiye’s engineering claim, strategic mind and high technology vision, fulfills a very important mission in this blessed march. Roketsan, which exports the products it has developed to more than 50 countries today, makes significant contributions to the technology-oriented development of our country. Our Roketsan family continues to strengthen the high-tech character of our defense industry with more than 7 thousand employees, hundreds of projects carried out and deep engineering experience, 4 R&D centers with more than 3 thousand personnel, national patent performance and trained human resources.
I find it especially useful to express this. As Türkiye, we continue our work with determination towards our goal of independent access to space. We are taking strong steps forward in a wide range of fields, from rocket technologies to satellite launch capabilities. Hopefully, Roketsan’s work will increase our strength in the realization of this vision that brings defense and space together on the same horizon. On behalf of myself and my nation, I would like to thank all members of our Roketsan family for their critical contributions to the industry. I would like to express my gratitude to all components of this great ecosystem, from our SMEs to our subcontractors, from our engineers to our workers.
I pray that God will help us. With these thoughts in mind, I hope that the facilities we have opened, the systems we have delivered and the new investments we have laid the foundations of will once again be beneficial for our country, our nation and our security forces. I wholeheartedly congratulate our Ministry of National Defense, Presidency of Defense Industries, Roketsan, all our institutions and private sector stakeholders who contributed to these projects. Once again, I greet you with respect and love, and I entrust you all to God. Thank you, live long, stay healthy.
Kariyerküre Zirve 2026 hosted by Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) brought young people together with the education and business world. Students, parents and academicians showed great interest in the summit held the previous day at HKU Congress and Culture Center. At the all-day summit, all the details that young people should pay attention to in their career plans were discussed. The changing career approach under the influence of artificial intelligence, digitalization and new generation professions was discussed at the summit. It was pointed out that instead of choosing a single profession, individuals who improve their skills and know themselves come to the fore. Speaking at the summit, Deputy Minister of National Education Bilal Macit stated that a diploma alone is not enough in your career journey and said, “The real determining factor is which competencies you have gained. Universities are now centers that not only provide information but also teach learning.”
LISTEN TO YOUR OWN VOICE
Drawing attention to the importance of extracurricular activities and teamwork, Macit called for versatile development of young people. Careerkure Founder Esra Kalyoncu Değerli also stated that young people should choose paths that suit their potential and pointed out the importance of families being supportive. Değerli said, “The most valuable path is the one where you hear your own voice.” HKU Deputy Rector Prof. Dr. Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan emphasized that career is not just a choice of profession and said, “The real question should not be ‘which profession’, but ‘who am I’. Young people’s self-knowledge is critical for the right choice.”
INSPIRING MEETING
Young people were both inspired and gained practical experience through panels and workshops attended by experts from different fields. The summit became an important meeting point that helped young people shape their careers consciously.
A panel titled “Türkiye Brand from an Interdisciplinary Perspective” was held within the scope of Ibn Haldun Academy, organized for the 4th time this year by Ibn Haldun University (IHU). IHU Rector Prof. Dr. It was hosted by Atilla Arkan and moderated by THY Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee Prof. Dr. The first guests of the panel held by Murat Şeker were IHU Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, Central Bank President Dr. Fatih Karahan and President of the National Intelligence Academy Prof. Dr. He became Talha Köse. Speaking at the panel, Bilal Erdoğan said, “Our aim at Ibn Haldun Academy is to ensure that its contributions to the enrichment of academic studies in social sciences are widely recognized.”
Explaining his experiences in Italy and the USA and the cultural differences he saw, Erdoğan stated that many immigrant cultures in the USA melted and formed a mixed culture, that Italy has a more ancient culture than the USA, that a difference is felt between the south and north, that the south of the country is a little warmer, natural and sincere because it is close to the Mediterranean and is influenced by Muslim culture, while the north is more dull. Stating that Türkiye has differences due to being in a geography that hosts many civilizations, Erdogan continued as follows: “You see that there are differences between Türkiye’s regions in many aspects due to its history, geography, and the fact that it is the transit route of different societies. That is why you cannot see the cultural richness of Türkiye in America or Italy. This is an advantage, a richness. It is a type of richness that is very rare in other countries of the world. If we are talking about making the Turkish brand unique here, we realize that we actually have a unique brand.” “When we realize that this multi-layered, very rich structure of our brand is unique, it will become clear how we will highlight and frame them.”
THE RICHEST EXPERIENCE
Stating that Türkiye is one of the countries at the center of the world with the richest knowledge and heritage, Bilal Erdoğan said, “We are in the most beautiful city in the world.” Stating that every society should be able to live its own culture with self-confidence and comfort, Erdoğan said, “We are in a much better place in this regard than we were 25 or 50 years ago, we are much more self-confident, we can express ourselves more easily. We can establish a relationship with our own culture much more easily.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron. During the meeting, Türkiye-France bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues were discussed. Stating that the diplomatic efforts supported by Türkiye together with the relevant countries (USA/Israel-Iran War) played an important role in the ceasefire process, Erdoğan stated that attempts that could sabotage the ceasefire process in the attacks against Lebanon should not be given an opportunity and that Türkiye would continue to contribute to the process. Erdoğan stated that it is important to initiate the second phase of the peace plan in Gaza and that the momentum gained in this regard should not be lost. During the meeting, Erdoğan and Macron also discussed in detail the provision of freedom of navigation in Hormuz on the basis of international law and the developments in Syria.
TURKISH MESSAGE FROM MACRON
French President Emmanuel Macron also wrote about the meeting in the message he published in Turkish on his account “We also discussed the joint work we have carried out within the framework of this agreement. I emphasized that this peace must be in line with the principles of the United Nations Charter and be based on strong security guarantees for Ukraine. I reiterated France’s support for the peace process that will lead to a new era in the South Caucasus, based on open borders and strengthened regional cooperation, especially in the perspective of the European Political Community Summit to be held in Yerevan on May 4. Finally, we agreed on the importance of continuing to further deepen our dialogue and bilateral cooperation.”
Winner of the “Stockholm Water Prize”, known as the Nobel Prize for Water, and United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
Its director, Iranian Kaveh Madani, stated that the COP31 summit to be held in Türkiye in November will be an important opportunity to address the water crisis, and that Türkiye can play an important role in this issue and lead the discussions on this issue.
Madani said, “Turkey is in an important position as a country that knows the value and strategic importance of water, understands the problems and challenges related to transboundary water management, and has experienced both the benefits and possible negative consequences of infrastructure investments.” COP31 Climate Summit will be held in Antalya, hosted by Türkiye, on 9-20 November 2026.
In this important leg of the UN climate negotiations, representatives from more than 190 countries will meet to discuss greenhouse gas emissions reduction and climate finance targets. COP31 UN Climate Change Conference is of historical importance in terms of bringing the “Zero Waste” movement, carried out under the auspices of Emine Erdoğan, to a global dimension. AA
Turkey reacted harshly to the lowly and unfounded words of the murderer Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The following statements were made in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “The targeting of our esteemed President by the Israeli authorities with lowly, arrogant and false allegations is a result of the discomfort caused by the facts we express on every platform.” In the statement, it was emphasized that the record of Netanyahu, who is described as the Hitler of our age due to the crimes he committed, is clear, and said, “An arrest warrant has been issued for the said person by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel under the Netanyahu administration is being tried at the International Court of Justice on allegations of genocide.”
The statement stated that Netanyahu’s current goal is to undermine ongoing peace talks and continue his expansionist policies in the region.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said, “The statements of Netanyahu, who is on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, are the expression of his discomfort and guilt psychology about revealing the truth and are null and void.”
AK Party Secretary General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said, “(Netanyahu) You will pay a heavy price for every baby, every woman, every Muslim you kill. You will end up worse than Hitler.”
Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran also noted: “Everyone knows that Netanyahu does not have the legitimacy to teach others a lesson. He will be held accountable for his crimes against humanity sooner or later.”
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He targeted President Erdoğan with vile words! Successive reactions from Türkiye to murderer Netanyahu
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS DURAN: NETANYAHU IS A CRIMINAL WITHOUT FRIENDS LEFT
Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran reacted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s words towards President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and said, “Netanyahu, who committed genocide in Gaza and attacked seven countries in the region, dares to target our President in desperation. Netanyahu is a criminal who has arrest warrants against him and has no friends left.” he said.
Duran, in his statement on his NSosyal account, said:
“Netanyahu, who committed genocide in Gaza and attacked seven countries in the region, dares to target our President in desperation. Netanyahu is a criminal with arrest warrants against him and no friends left. He is dragging the region into chaos and conflict as a strategy to maintain his political existence. Everyone knows that Netanyahu does not have moral values and the legitimacy to teach others a lesson. Sooner or later, he will be held accountable for his crimes against humanity. Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye will be more just, more peaceful and more peaceful.” “We will continue to fight against oppressors for a safe world.”
Harsh reaction from AK Party Spokesperson Çelik to Netanyahu’s vile statements!
AK PARTY SPOKESPAPER ÖMER ÇELİK: NETANYAHU WILL BE TRIED
AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated the following in his statement to A Haber:
“Our President is in a situation where he is fighting against this massacre network. Our President said in the first place that Netanyahu is responsible for the genocide and that he must be held accountable. It is a badge of honor for our President that Netanyahu constantly targets our President. He is trying to sabotage the peace talks in Pakistan. What he is trying to do here is to say to the westerners, “What Israel is doing represents your values.” Within the presented plan, after massacring people with aerial bombardment, we will create chaos by rioting our Kurdish brothers. But the Iranian people are in great disarray. “Common sense has revealed that Netanyahu and his massacre network will be tried.”
MINISTER INSTITUTION: Türkiye WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE LAND OF PEACE
In his post, Minister Kurum said, “Today, there is a global answer to the question “Who is the terrorist regime?”: Occupied Israel. History will write you down as a genocide criminal who bombed hospitals, schools, mosques, churches and murdered babies. Turkey, under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will continue to be the hope of the world, the home of the oppressed, the home of peace, as it was yesterday, today and in the future.” He included his statements.
MINISTER GÜRLEK: IT REVEALS THE DEPTH OF THE MORAL DEADLINE
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, in his post on the subject, said, “Netanyahu, the ringleader of the genocidal massacre network in Israel,’s excessive and unfounded statements towards our President, the voice of global conscience and the pioneer of diplomacy carried out for regional and world peace, are never acceptable. The targeting of Türkiye and our President by a person for whom an arrest warrant has been issued by the International Criminal Court clearly reveals the depth of the legal and moral impasse it is in. Under the leadership of our President, Türkiye will continue to be the pioneer of diplomacy for peace on the basis of international law.” Turkish justice will continue to stand by the right and the oppressed and to follow up on the crimes committed.” He included his statements.
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