President Erdoğan at Anıtkabir
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the ceremony held at Anıtkabir (Atatürk’s Mausoleum) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic.
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmuş, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli, Chairwoman of the Good (IYI) Party Meral Akşener, members of the Presidential Cabinet, presidents of high courts, Chief of General Staff Gen. Metin Gürak and force commanders were also present at the ceremony.
After President Erdoğan laid a wreath at the mausoleum, the attendees observed a moment of silence and sang the Independence March.
Afterwards, President Erdoğan proceeded to the Misâk-ı Millî Tower where he wrote in the Book of Honor the following:
“August Atatürk,
We as a nation are proud and happy to reach the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, which you call ‘my greatest work’.
At this major milestone in our history, we once again commemorate with grace Your Excellency, your comrades in arms, our glorious veterans and martyrs who rushed to martyrdom without hesitation. During our 21 years in power, every moment of which we spent serving our country and our nation, we have tried to protect your legacy properly.
As an administration that has brought Türkiye together with the historic moves of investment, we are determined to crown the second century of our Republic with ‘the Century of Türkiye’ together with our alliance partners and our nation.
Our republic is safer than ever and in good and competent hands.
May you rest in peace. Happy 100th anniversary of the Republic.”
