President Erdoğan: Türkiye's future is in safe hands

President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his speech at TEKNOFEST Southeast, claimed that Türkiye's future is in safe hands.

Stating that he proudly follows the atmosphere in TEKNOFEST Southeast, Erdoğan said, "This magnificent atmosphere, the determination, excitement and determination of our young people here clearly show us that; Türkiye's future is in safe hands, thank God."

Emphasizing that Türkiye's future is bright, Erdoğan said, "Türkiye's Century will bear the mark of the TEKNOFEST generation. The young people here are the apple of this country's eye."

Stating that Türkiye has made a revolution in the field of defense industry, Erdoğan addressed the young people and said:

"You will shoulder the future of Türkiye. You will successfully wave the flag of struggle glorified by our martyrs and veterans. This nation has been waiting for you for centuries. This ummah has been waiting for a sign from you for centuries. The oppressed and the victimized have been eagerly waiting for you for ages."

Following the speech, Şanlıurfa Science Center was opened.

Highlights from Erdoğan's speech are as follows:

"Anyone who was negligent in the accident at the mine in Soma will be held accountable. Today, we are once again proudly watching the level Türkiye has reached in technology. I congratulate all our young people who exhibited their products and turned their dreams into reality at TEKNOFEST Southeast."

"This magnificent atmosphere, the determination, excitement and determination of our young people here clearly show us that Türkiye's future is in safe hands. The future, horizon and fortune of my country are wide open. The Turkish Century will bear the mark of the TEKNOFEST generation. The young people here are the apple of this country's eye."

"When Mr. Selçuk said, 'Where should we do this program?', I said, 'Şanlıurfa would suit this place.' I said. The fact that this program was held in Şanlıurfa with such enthusiasm and such high participation, I saw this beauty when I watched it on the plane and I was proud. Remember, this is, first and foremost, the city of prophets. Göbeklitepe is within the borders of this city. "Thousands of scholars in medicine, physics and philosophy have produced their most distinguished works in this city."

"I said to the groom: 'It suits Şanlıurfa.' We wanted; Our youth should not forget their roots, let this consciousness build Türkiye's future. We wanted young people attending TEKNOFEST from different countries of the world to see and get to know the depth of Türkiye more closely. More than 730 thousand teams and more than 1 million 600 thousand competitors from 81 provinces and 97 countries applied to technology competitions. What has been our visitor count so far? "It's close to 1 million."

New competition categories have been added, such as 5G, artificial intelligence, drone tracking, advanced autonomous systems, combat UAVs, airline optimization and combating addiction. New experience and exhibition areas brought additional richness to the organization. I wholeheartedly congratulate all our teams and competitors. May God bless your success forever."

"Dear young people, I want to know what you think. You've seen local and national defense products, right? You liked KIZILELMA, KAAN, HÜRJET, ANKA, BAYRAKTAR TB2, right? PARS, Gezgin, Boran, Fırtına, Korkut, Gökberk, Kalkan, Hisar, Ejderha... Our black hunters got full marks from you, right? These made you excited and proud, right? Yes, we think just like you. We are excited and enthusiastic.

As a politician who has walked with young people throughout his life and stood behind them, I would like to express this with all my heart; I hope you will produce all these technologies that you have watched, liked and admired here in the future. I hope you will work together with your brothers and sisters who design, develop and test these products in the future."

"You will shoulder Türkiye's future. You will successfully wave the flag of struggle glorified by our martyrs and veterans. This nation has been waiting for you for centuries. This ummah has been waiting for a sign from you for centuries. The oppressed and the victimized have been eagerly waiting for you for ages. But never forget this; There are also those who want to stop you, slow you down, and crush your hopes. They have been on alert for centuries, waiting in ambush for centuries. You will not give them the opportunity they are waiting for. "You will not make the slightest compromise on your values ​​and identity."

"As Turkey, we continue our success in the defense industry. We are making a complete revolution in this field. More than 4,500 of our companies are raising the bar of success higher under the coordination of our Presidency of Defense Industries. We continue to write epics with the projects we commission and the products we develop. We include our defense products, software, platforms and equipment in the inventory of our heroic army and security units."