Recep Tayyip Erdogan lists all of Turkey’s weapon systems in his election campaign, while making new references to the Turkish-Libyan memorandum.

As SKAI correspondent Manolis Kostidis reports from Istanbulthe Turkish president in his speech, made extensive reference to what he has achieved during his presidency, focusing on weapons systems:

“If you want, let’s remember together where the country was and where we brought it to in 21 years. We caught up with the 100-year project in 20 years.
We built, our national car, ТОGG, our own drones, Akinci, the national tank, the national helicopter, our national weapons, our national submarines, our national fighter, the national training aircraft, the unmanned fighter Kizilelma, the national air defense systems, the first intelligence ship Ufuk and the first unmanned aircraft ship TCG Anadolu.”

At the same time, he refers again to the Turkish-Libyan memorandum:

“We made Turkey the center of diplomacy. We got the grain deal. And we signed the EEZ agreements with the Turkish Republic of Turkey and Libya.”

Akar asks for joint exploitation of the Aegean

The Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, gave an indirect response to what the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, had stated at the Delphi forum, reiterating the provocative position on co-exploitation in the Aegean.

“Our desire, as we have always said, is for the wealth of the Aegean to be a resource for both sides. Residents on both sides benefit from the wealth of the Aegean in a fair way.

In this regard, there are some vacillations in our neighbor. We wait with hope that they will find the right path and come to the right place in this regard. As we always say, it won’t [επιτρέψουμε να] violate our rights and the rights of our Cypriot brothers, especially in Cyprus. At the same time, we have not allowed and will not allow any fait accompli. Therefore, our statements should not be taken as a threat. It’s not a threat. As it is not a weakness to say ‘let’s sit down and talk’, this must be well understood.”

Erdogan’s “aircraft carrier” anchored in Izmir

At the same time, the aircraft carrier “Anadolu” arrived and anchored in Izmir where it will remain until the elections. The Turkish president had stated that with this move, “a message will be sent to the right place”.