14 minutes agoTurkey marks 94th anniversary of Republic, Erdogan delivers thrilling speech
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a message marking the 94th anniversary of the founding day of the Republic of Turkey, saying the nation celebrates a very important moment in our glorious history as the Turkish Nation”. “
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“Remember with gratitude and blessing all our veterans, especially Ghazi Mustafa Kemal, founder of our Republic and the victorious commander of our Liberation War”, he said, referring to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey.
Saying that the Republic of Turkey “implies the growth and rebirth of a noble nation from ashes that prefers to die instead of compromising freedom and honour”.
In his message, Erdogan said that the spirit that won victory in 1923 is still alive today as he commemorates 250 people killed during the resistance to the failed attempt on July 15, 2016, widely believed to have been organised by the Religious Terrorist Organisation, the Hurriyet Daily Night” broadcast.
The president also said that “we work day and night to serve our country in the best way, with the motto “there is no rule, but there is no service for the nation””.
Over the past 15 years, the historical reforms we have implemented in all areas from democracy to freedom, from trade to investment, from health to foreign policy are the most visible manifestations of that will. Today, the door of hope for all oppressed people in the world is Turkey,” he said.
The official announcement of the Turkish Republic by Atatüku took place on October 29, 1923, when the nation's name and its status as republic was declared./Periscopi/
