Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defense, accompanied by Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler attended the closing ceremony of the Special Forces Specialization Course. Minister Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Güler handed out the certificates to the trainees who ranked high.
At the ceremony held at the Special Forces Command with the participation of Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, Mehmetçiks who successfully completed the course took an oath and wore their maroon berets.
Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar made a speech addressing our 173 personnel who successfully completed a 47-week rigorous training and were entitled to wear maroon berets: “We will save our noble nation from the scourge of terrorism by being one punch and one heart.”
Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar: The story of heroism and self-sacrifice of the TAF members is not over, it continues. Mehmetçik continues to write history. 18,313 terrorists have been neutralized since July 24, 2015, and 1,631 terrorists have been neutralized in northern Iraq and Syria since January 1," he said.