President Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of the August 30 Victory Day
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of the August 30 Victory Day.
“I remember with mercy and gratitude Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the commander-in-chief of our War of Independence, the honorable members of the Great National Assembly of Turkey, and all the members of our military, who gifted our people this victory, on the 97th anniversary of the great victory.
The Great Offensive, launched under Ghazi Mustafa Kemal’s Commander-in-Chiefship on August 26, 1922, was crowned with victory in Dumlupınar after tough battles. Our nation broke the slavery chain, deemed proper to itself, with this legendary victory achieved on August 30, and proved to the entire world that it would by no means make any concessions on its independence. The great victory, which heralded the Republic of Turkey, our ultimate state, was the revival of the Turkish Nation, sought to be erased from history.
“WE ARE DETERMINED TO FOIL ALL THE TRAPS SET AGAINST OUR COUNTRY”
Just like all our victories in history, it was the courage of our heroes, who sacrificed themselves without batting an eye, what was behind the August 30.
As was the case in the past, our people are, today as well, poised to show the same self-sacrifice and courage for their independence and future as well as for the sake of their homeland, which they consider to be more precious than their lives.
The struggle that the Turkish Armed Forces wage inside and outside our borders to preserve our national permanence is the most obvious proof of this. We are determined to foil all the traps set against our country in the north of Syria, Iraq and the Eastern Mediterranean. We will by no means let the rights of our nation and of Turkish Cypriots be usurped.
With the inspiration and courage we take from the great victory, we will maintain our struggle to carry Turkey to a brighter and more prosperous future. Just as we did 97 years ago, we will, inshallah, crown our sacred struggle with victory with the support of our friends who trust in our country, the sagacity of our nation and with the prayers of our brothers and sisters who believe in us.
With these hopes, I once again wish Allah’s mercy upon our martyrs and veterans, and salute all our brothers and sisters in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Happy August 30 Victory Day!”