23.01.2018 Ankara
Representing civil society and business world 16 organisation by issuing a joint declaration stated their full support to Operation Olive Branch initiated by Turkish Armed Forces in Afrin area. On behalf of ASKON, HAK-İŞ, MEMUR-SEN, MÜSİAD, KAMU-SEN, TESK, TİM, TİSK, TOBB, TÜGİAD, TÜGİK, TÜMSİAD, TÜRK-İŞ, TÜRKONFED, TÜSİAD and TZOB TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu read out the declaration.
The joint
declaration is as follows:
“Leading
organisations of our country also representing civil society and business world
of Turkey; as ASKON, HAK-İŞ, MEMUR-SEN, MÜSİAD, KAMU-SEN, TESK, TİM, TİSK,
TOBB, TÜGİAD, TÜGİK, TÜMSİAD, TÜRK-İŞ, TÜRKONFED, TÜSİAD, TZOB, today we are
here and through you addressing to both our country’s and world’s public
opinion.
Turkey has
taken a step in order to provide its border security as well as to remove
terrorist corridor which become a threat for both Turkey and countries within
the region. With the intention of re-establishing calm, safe and peace
environment within the region by clearing the region from terrorist
organisations, cross-border operation in Afrin has started.
We support
and back up this decision which is adopted by our state in order to protect our
national security. Yet, Turkey exercised the right resultant international
rules.
Operation
Olive Branch has been initiated within the framework of universal law and
UNSC’s decisions for counter terrorism along with right of self-defence as
stated in UN charter.
Territorial
integrity, sovereignty and political unity of Syria is being respected for.
Therefore
this operation is legitimate and complies with international law.
Everybody
needs to see that we cannot be expected to remain quite towards terrorist
groups which slaughtering innocent people and posing a clear danger to our
country safety.
Started with
Operation Euphrates Shield and proceeded with Operation Olive Branch, Turkey is
robustly responding to terrorist organisations and their supporters.
Concurrently
utmost care is being paid for the protection of civils and innocents. Which we
also demonstrated during Operation Euphrates Shield.
Areas once dominated
by terrorism now returned back to normal, peace and calmness are arrived.
We also set
stage for returning of Syrians who had to leave their homeland.
Therefor both
operations initiated by Turkey has the support of Syrian immigrants and
suffering local people.
We also call
entire international public opinion to display a common stance against
terrorism and to support our country by clearly showing their intentions for
making universal human rights commanding within the region.
On the other
hand we call all our citizens to watch out for possible infollution and
provocations especially within social media.
Those who
live in this region are our neighbours and brother-sisters.
Being the
part of same civilisation, culture and belief, nobody can destroy the
friendship between us based on brotherhood and neighbourhood.
Nobody can
stir up trouble between us and set us against each other, cannot make enemy of
each other.
We also thank
each of our 3 major political parties for the common and determined stance that
they display for the national interest as they exactly did so back on 15th
July.
As the civil society
and business world of Turkey, we are standing by our state and hero soldiers
with our prayers and whole heart.
We wish for
Allah’s mercy and grace for those soldiers who become martyr yesterday as well
as all our martyrs, may rest them in peace.
May Allah
protect our Robin and make our army triumphant. May Allah be our love and
guide.”