Türkiye pleased to see Syrian people striving to rebuild their country despite hardshipsTürkiye is pleased to see Syrian people striving to rebuild their country despite difficulties, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, noting that the smooth implementation of Syria's March 10 agreement will disrupt the plans of malign actors investing in a weak, divided, and unstable Syria.
“We are pleased to see Syrian people striving to rebuild their country over the past year despite all the hardships, and the devastation left by the Assad dictatorship,” Erdogan said in his address at the Human Rights Day event in Ankara.
He emphasized that Türkiye and the Turkish nation fully support Syria and the Syrian people’s efforts for reconstruction, recovery, and rebuilding with all means.
Erdogan stressed that the Syrian revolution had overcome its most difficult phase in the past year, expressing confidence that with prudent, determined, inclusive, and just governance, Syria would never return to its dark days.
Erdogan emphasized Türkiye’s long-standing support for Syrians, highlighting efforts like building safe zones and resisting pressure to return refugees, and noted that Türkiye will continue to stand by Syrians in both war and peace.
The president said Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Sunnis, and Alawites would stand shoulder to shoulder to rebuild and revive Syria together.
“We will achieve this not by fearing, doubting one another or, worse, by fighting, but by trusting, believing in, and showing solidarity with each other,” Erdogan said.
He drew attention to the emergence of a new Syria, noting that in the streets of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, and Homs, young people who had lived in or were born in Türkiye are now speaking Turkish. He added that those returning to their homes after over 13 years of separation say: “May Allah be pleased with Türkiye and the Turkish nation.”
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