Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said, “About 60,000 Syrians who lost their relatives and homes after the earthquake voluntarily returned to their country. We will never allow any illegal crossing through the borders, such a thing is out of the question.” said.
Akar, together with the Chief of General Staff, General Yaşar Güler, continues his activities in Hatay, one of the provinces most affected by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş on February 6th.
Akar, who went to the Kumlu Base Area, where the Spring Shield and Olive Branch operational zones in northern Syria are supported, made investigations and inspections, and received a briefing at the command building regarding the activities.
Later, Akar, together with the commanders with him, got on the safe of a pickup truck located in the base area and made investigations in the unit he was traveling with.
Akar, who went to the commando division that maintains weapons, received information about the activities of the division. “Are you ready for duty?” asked.
The commandos answered Minister Akar in unison, “We are always ready”.
Following his examinations here, Minister Akar went to the zero point of the border with the Chief of General Staff, General Güler, accompanying him.
Akar, who went to Kavalcık Martyr Private Gökhan Çakır Border Police Station, continued his examinations and inspections there.
Akar, who went to the watchtower and received border information, received information about the domestic and national production Dragoneye (dragon eye) Electro-Optical Sensor System, which monitors the borders day and night, and the activities for border security.
Minister Akar, who went to the cafeteria and received information about the iftar menu, instructed the company commander to be sensitive about food and to prepare the meals of the Mehmetçik with care.
“With political considerations, with personal ambitions…”
Minister Akar also answered the questions of the AA correspondent on the agenda, after the examinations and inspections at the border union.
Akar made the following assessment on the allegations of illegal crossing of the border and the question about the Syrians returning to their country, stating that he had been inspecting the border unit throughout the day:
“Allegations of illegal crossing over the border do not reflect the truth. Our borders are protected, guarded and monitored day and night with the most intense measures in the history of the Republic, with state-of-the-art technology tools and equipment, 24/7. We take all kinds of precautions. We take every precaution. “Border security is wanted to be a polemical subject with unrealistic, exaggerated and misleading statements with passions. This is an extremely wrong behavior.”
Reminding that the claim was made that there was an “influx of refugees from Syria to Turkey” after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, Akar said:
“It has been clearly and clearly revealed that this misrepresentation is not true. We conducted inspections on the border line, talked to civil and military authorities. We shared with the public that these are slanders and the opposite is the case. Around 60 thousand Syrians who lost their relatives and homes after the earthquake voluntarily returned to their country. We will never allow any illegal crossing from the borders, such a thing is out of the question.”
“We strongly condemn and curse”
Asked about the attack on the Quran and the Turkish flag in Denmark, Akar said, “The attack on our flag and holy book is a great example of barbarism, despicable and disgusting behavior. This is absolutely a crime against humanity and hate. We can never accept this.” used the phrase.
Pointing out that such hate speeches are becoming more and more widespread, Akar continued his speech with the following words:
“This is an extremely shameful act on behalf of humanity. We strongly condemn and condemn this. This cannot be explained by freedom of expression in any way. Those who say that ‘these are done in the name of freedom of expression’ are making a big mistake, they are lying. They say that they allow them under the guise of allowing them to be tolerated, allowing them to be complicit in crimes against humanity and hate. I want to remind you one more time.”
MP candidacy
Asked about his assessment of the news about his candidacy for parliament, Minister Akar said, “We are in the border unit, that is, in the barracks right now. We are here with the Mehmetçik. These are not the places where political evaluations will be made. Political issues are discussed elsewhere when the time and place comes.” gave the answer.
