Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Battle of Dumlupinar was one of the most important turning points in the struggle of the Turkish people, and in a message on the occasion of Victory Day, he stressed work during the coming period to strengthen the country's strength.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Turkish citizens and Turkish Cypriots on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of Victory Day.
This came in a congratulatory message he published on the occasion of Victory Day, August 30, according to the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Department.
Erdogan said: “On this proud day, I congratulate our beloved nation, the Turkish Cypriots and more than 7 million citizens around the world on the Great Victory Day.”
He continued: “On behalf of myself, my country, and my nation, I would like to express my gratitude to all our friends who shared the joy of Eid with us.”
He added: "The Battle of the Commander-in-Chief (Dumlupinar) on August 30, 1922 is one of the most important turning points in our nation's centuries-long struggle to preserve its existence."
He added, "In the words of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the victory of August 30 is a great act that once again demonstrated the heroism and high strength of the Turkish army, Turkish officers and leadership staff throughout history."
Erdogan said, "With this victory, which is the immortal monument to the idea of freedom and independence of the Turkish nation, our nation declared to the whole world that its will will not be suppressed."
He stressed that love of freedom is the most important characteristic of the Turkish people.
He continued, saying: “Our nation’s response to the attacks targeting our survival in recent years, especially the epic resistance against the betrayal of July 15, has demonstrated time and again how strong this will is.”
And he continued in the same context: "The same firm will stands behind our insistence on building the Turkish century, which we declared at a time when deep crises shook the world."
He added, "We have established the infrastructure for this project through the moves that we have implemented in all fields during the past 21 years, and we have provided our country with all kinds of capabilities to achieve this great rise."
He noted that a critical threshold had been crossed on the way to this goal in the May 14 and 28 elections.
The Turkish president stressed that "the new steps that we will take in the coming period will strengthen the strength of our country and raise Turkey above the level of contemporary civilizations."
He stressed, "We will turn our vision of the Century of Turkey into reality, and we will achieve this hand in hand and heart to heart."
He concluded by saying: "I once again salute the founder of our republic, the commander-in-chief of the great offensive, Mustafa Kemal, and his comrades in arms, and I extend my condolences to all our martyrs and veterans."
Victory Day, which falls on August 30 every year, is a national holiday in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
On this occasion, various activities and events will be held in all Turkish states, embassies and diplomatic missions abroad.
Israeli occupation army : A Palestinian was killed by occupation bullets in the south of the West Bank
A Palestinian youth was shot dead in the southern West Bank by the Israeli occupation army, after claiming that he attempted to carry out a run-over operation, while a soldier was slightly injured.
A young Palestinian man was shot dead by the Israeli occupation army in the southern West Bank, on Wednesday, after he was shot on the pretext of attempting to carry out a ramming attack.
Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation army opened fire on a Palestinian near the town of Sa'ir, north of Hebron.
The witnesses added that the Palestinian was shot, while the occupation army closed the site and prevented the Palestinians from reaching it.
Later, the Israeli occupation army claimed that a young Palestinian man attempted to carry out a run-over attack near Junction 200 near Hebron, while the validity of the occupation army’s claims has not been confirmed.
The occupation army added in a statement that an Israeli soldier was slightly injured in the incident and was later referred for treatment.
The identity of the Palestinian martyr has not been revealed until this moment.
The occupied West Bank has been witnessing increasing tension for months, amid repeated Israeli military raids on Palestinian towns and camps.
Aleppo : The Syrian National Army thwarted an attempt by YPG terrorists to infiltrate Jarabulus
Members of the Syrian National Army foiled an attempt by a terrorist group affiliated with the terrorist organization "PKK/YPG" to infiltrate the Euphrates Shield areas, while 3 members of the army were injured during their clash with terrorists operating in the Tal Rifaat area.
The Syrian National Army was able to prevent an infiltration attempt by a group of members of the terrorist organization "PKK/YPG" into the city of Jarablus, in the Manbij region in the Aleppo countryside.
Sources in the Syrian National Army reported that clashes broke out between the terrorist group and army members after they attempted to infiltrate the “Euphrates Shield” areas.
3 members of the Syrian National Army were injured, and the terrorist group's infiltration plan was foiled.
As a result, Syrian National Army units targeted the terrorist organization's sites in Manbij.
The PKK/YPG organization is working to transform the Tal Rifaat area in northern Syria into a hotbed of terrorism, threatening the safe zone in northern Syria and the security of Turkey.
Since 2016, the organization, with Russian air support, has controlled the city of Tal Rifaat and its countryside, which is about 18 kilometers from the Turkish border, causing the majority of its population to flee to camps near the border.
The failure of Russia and the United States to fulfill their promises to remove the organization from the region led to terrorists continuing to target residential neighborhoods and the positions of the Turkish security forces and opposition fighters.
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