Statement from Chairman Bayındır on "Operation Olive Branch"...

In his statement regarding the operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces against the PYD/PKK terrorist organization in Afrin, Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) Chairman Timur Bayındır said: "As the Turkish business world and tourism professionals, we stand firmly behind this decision taken by our state to the very end. As TÜROB, just as we always have, we stand by our state and our heroic army in Operation Olive Branch with our prayers and with all our heart. Türkiye's security is at stake. For this reason, the economic consequences are of no importance to us. The matter concerns our country, and we are ready for every kind of sacrifice. Türkiye's interests stand above everything and everyone. The goal of Operation Olive Branch is to ensure Türkiye's border security and to bring peace to the oppressed people there. Türkiye has exercised the right arising from international rules. We wholeheartedly believe that our army will be successful."