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"We as Turks, Arabs and Kurds will live side by side forever in this geography"

Presidency of The Republic of Turkey

26.08.2025

Speaking at the 954th anniversary commemoration of the Victory of Manzikert, President Erdoğan said: "No one should ever forget that we as Turks, Arabs and Kurds will live side by side forever in this geography. We will still be here even after those, who feed on Muslims' blood, disappear from the stage of history."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 954th anniversary commemoration of the Victory of Manzikert at Malazgirt National Park.

"OUR STATE HAS BECOME THE HOPE OF THE OPPRESSED AND THE DOWNTRODDEN"

"We as the nation are walking towards the future with the courage and self-confidence we derive from the heroic victory won in the plain of Malazgirt 954 years ago," President Erdoğan stressed, and said: "We literally endeavor for a great and strong Türkiye once again despite all obstacles and sabotages. I hereby would like to sincerely note that we are today living in a Türkiye that does not bow down to any power when it comes to its survival. We today have a state that has become the hope of the oppressed and the downtrodden as well as its own citizens. We today have a country and government that defend the Palestinian cause on every platform with all its means and never leave alone its Gazan brothers and sisters in the face of the nefarious Israeli oppression. With letter diplomacy, phone calls, international meetings and with our over 102 tons of aid, we defend the rights of Gaza in the strongest manner."

Drawing attention to the terror-free Türkiye process, President Erdoğan said a significant progress has been made in the process in a short span of time, and that all the institutions maintain their works meticulously despite the attempts those, who feed on blood and conflicts, make to sabotage the process.

"WE FAVOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LASTING PEACE IN OUR ENTIRE REGION"

Underscoring that Türkiye is also a safe harbor that its brothers and sisters beyond its borders can take shelter when they are in difficulty, President Erdoğan stated: "We have seen this in Iraq. We have seen this in our neighbor Syria for 14 years. We have seen this across the geographies close to our hearts, from the Balkans to the Caucasus. Türkiye and the Turkish nation will still be a safe place for those who will face oppression, will be marginalized, suppressed and will come close to death in the future. Therefore, just like the brotherly peoples in Syria, the assurance of security, tranquility and well-being of Kurds is Türkiye as well. Those who turn to Ankara and Damascus will win. Those who favor the spirit of brotherhood and neighborhood will win. But those who take the wrong path and pursue foreign patrons will eventually lose."

President Erdoğan added: "We favor the establishment of lasting peace in our entire region; we favor the solution of problems through dialogue and diplomacy. No one should ever forget that we as Turks, Arabs and Kurds will live side by side forever in this geography. We will still be here even after those, who feed on Muslims' blood, disappear from the stage of history. Never forget that we will be in Malazgirt. We as the grandchildren of Sultan Alparslan and Selahaddin Eyyubi will join forces and realize the Century of Türkiye, the great and strong Türkiye, first the terror-free Türkiye and then the terror-free region."