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Türkiye's Erdogan highlights strengthening military on Victory Day

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STORY: Türkiye's Erdogan highlights strengthening military on Victory Day
DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:36
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the ceremony (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
4. various of Victory Day celebrations

STORYLINE:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted on Wednesday the importance of increasing military deterrence for Türkiye to build itself into a powerful country.
   
He made the remarks at a ceremony to celebrate Aug. 30 Victory Day at the Army War College in Ankara.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 
"We know very well from our bitter experiences that there cannot be a strong Türkiye without a strong army. Ensuring the deterrence of the Turkish Armed Forces constitutes a necessity for our country rather than a choice." 

The president said Türkiye has been elevated to the "top league" in terms of military capabilities, noting that the country has taken "many historical steps" to strengthen the military.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President
"We have taken many historical steps that will strengthen our army. We literally wrote an epic in the field of defense industry."
   
In a separate statement, he vowed to further strengthen the country's national power with forthcoming government-proposed initiatives.
   
Türkiye celebrates Victory Day to mark the decisive victory of the country's independence war on Aug. 30, 1922, which led to the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye a year later.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.
(XHTV)

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