Making a statement about the election results of the 13th President, Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ said, "This is a Pyrrhic victory." After Özdağ's statement, citizens wondered what the Pyrrhic victory meant. So what does Pyrrh mean? What does the Pyrrhic victory mean?
What Does Pyrus Victory Mean, What Does It Mean?
The Pyrrhic victory is a victory at the cost of devastating losses. It means that the victory won becomes meaningless after the losses given. In 280 BC and 279 BC, King Pyrrhus of the Greek colony Tarentum attacked Rome and sacrificed everything to win the war at any cost. In the end, Pyrrhus wins the war; but he loses his entire army supported by 50 elephants. He won the war, but he was left with no more than three or five miserable remnants of the entire army. Pyrrhus is said to have said after this victory, "Lord, do not give such a victory again." Pyrrhic Victory is actually used to describe victories that are doomed to be defeated. In reference to this event, battles that are similarly won are called Pyrrhic victories.
Who is Pyrus? What Does Pyrus Mean?
Pyrrhus is the king of Espir who lived in the ancient times of 318/319 BC – 272 BC. In 280-279 BC, the Greek colony of Tarentum, King Pyrus, decided to attack Rome. Pyrrhus, who does not think about the consequences of this attack, sacrifices everything to win the war at any cost. Pyrrhus, who finally wins the war, loses his entire army supported by 50 elephants. Although he won the war, almost no one was left with Pyrrhus.
It is rumored that after this victory Pyrus said, "My God, do not give such a victory again." Pyrrhic Victory is actually used to describe victories that are doomed to be defeated. In reference to this event, battles that are similarly won are called Pyrrhic victories.
Why is the Pyrrhic Victory on the agenda?
Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ made a statement about the election results of the 13th President. Özdağ said, “The next period will be very difficult for Türkiye. Erdogan has won, but this is a Pyrrhic victory. He was defeated while winning," he said. For this reason, the 'Pyrus Victory' became the agenda.