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The spirit, faith and will, which inspired the great victory, guide our nation today, too, just as it did 99 years ago. These lands, which were made our homeland in Malazgirt in 1071, were once again acknowledged as our eternal homeland with this victory that our nation won despite all kinds of hardship and impossibilities. “AUGUST 30 LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE FOUNDATION OF OUR REPUBLIC”Īugust 30 is one of our history’s most critical milestones when our nation thwarted the hopes of imperialist intentions, which made estimates on its existence, and laid the groundwork for the foundation of our Republic. The Turkish nation proclaimed with this glorious victory, which went down in world’s history of wars, that it would never bow down to any pressure in its homeland forged with the blood of martyrs. The Great Offensive, started under the commander-in-chief of Ghazi Mustafa Kemal on August 26, 1922, ended in a decisive victory in Dumlupınar following the 4-day-long hand-to-hand combats. On this occasion, I remember with grace Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of our Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of our War of Independence, esteemed members of our Great National Assembly and gallant soldiers of our military. I thank on behalf of myself and my nation all our friends as well as our brothers and sisters who share our joy on this day which is a source of pride for us. “THE TURKISH NATION PROCLAIMED THAT IT WOULD NEVER BOW DOWN TO ANY PRESSURE” I congratulate our nation, the Turkish Cypriots and each one of our citizens living in different countries of the world on the August 30 Victory Day.

“We are happy to celebrate the 99th anniversary of the great victory which is one of the cornerstones of our centuries-old glorious history. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message on the August 30 Victory Day. The spirit, faith and will, which inspired the great victory, guide our nation today, too, just as it did 99 years ago.” In a message he issued on the August 30 Victory Day, President Erdoğan said: “August 30 is one of our history’s most critical milestones when our nation thwarted the hopes of imperialist intentions, which made estimates on its existence, and laid the groundwork for the foundation of our Republic.