The commander of the occupation army met Eroglu and Bozer in the framework of events marking historic anniversaries from the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus and the struggle to Turkify the island
Illegal Bayrak television (30.07.09) broadcast the following:
“The 1st of August Communal Resistance Day, the anniversary of three glorious events in the history of the Turkish Cypriot people; the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of the Cyprus Turkish Security Forces, the 51st anniversary of the Turkish Cypriot Resistance Organization – the TMT, and the 438th anniversary of the conquest of Cyprus by the Ottomans - is being marked with various events.
Within the framework of the events, the Commander of the Cyprus Turkish Security Forces Major General Abdullah Recep has paid visits to the Speaker of the Republic’s Assembly Hasan Bozer and Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu.
Speaking during his visit to the Prime Minister, Major General Abdullah Recep said that the Cyprus Turkish Security Forces will continue to be the guarantee of the Turks of Cyprus.
‘We are taking our strength from our people. We are continuing our work in a structure which promises more reliability and better future in awareness of the self-sacrifices made by our people’ the commander said.
Welcoming the Commander, Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu said the Peace Operation on the 20th of July 1974 was realized trusting the Turkish Armed Forces which have been continuing for years.
He also said that the Turks of Cyprus is wanting the continuation of motherland Turkey’s guarantorship in Cyprus forever.
Pointing to the fact that the international inhumanity against the Turks of Cyprus is still continuing, Mr. Eroglu said ‘however we are determined to live freely on this land under the guarantorship of Turkey’.
The premier called on the international community to see the existence of the TRNC with all its institutions and democracy.”