Bitlis: Those who profit from terrorism and seek to plunge the region into instability will lose, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. 'The blood merchants will lose; the opportunists who profit from terrorism will lose. The genociders who seek to plunge our region into instability will lose,' Erdogan said at an event marking the 955th anniversary of the Battle of Malazgirt in the southeastern Bitlis province, a historic victory for Turks in Anatolia.

According to Anadolu Agency, Erdogan stated that the rise of 'a great and strong Trkiye' would be witnessed, adding that once the Terror-Free Trkiye initiative reaches its goal, 'the doors to a new era will open before our nation.' He emphasized that humanity and brotherhood would be the winners, along with the Turkish nation and its citizens.

Referring to Ahlat, an important starting point in the victory at Malazgirt (also known as Manzikert), Erdogan said: 'Jerusalem and Istanbul were conquered with the faith that took shape in Ahlat.' 'Let no one have any doubts. The dawn of a great and strong Trkiye has broken. The construction of the 'Century of Trkiye' has begun,' he added.