Today, we are proud and excited to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our Republic. I congratulate 29th October, The Republic Day with my most sincere feelings.
Our Republic was established as a result of great and honorable struggle, with the thousands of sacrifices of our noble nation a century ago under the leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATURK.
Our noble nation overcomes all these difficulties with the beat of one heart and the strike of one hand, strengthening it day by day as it has for thousands of years.
Turkiye is now an active and powerful State whose sphere of influence and interest is expanding day by day and which has a say in its region and the world.
These lands on which we breathe freely, live and continue our lives are entrusted to us by our martyrs and veterans. These lands, where a lion lies on every inch, are also the world's largest martyrdom memorial.
Turkiye stands tall today, as it did yesterday, thanks to the sacrifices of its martyrs and veterans.
With these feelings and thoughts, I remember with respect and gratitude all our statesmen and commanders, from Sultan Alparslan to Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATURK, who contributed to us reaching these levels in these lands that have been our homeland for a thousand years.
Once again, we remember with gratitude our martyrs, our heroic veterans who have passed away, who had the biggest share in our success, and I express my respect and gratitude to our heroes who are still on duty and their precious families.
The shining star of Anatolia
The waterfall is like a flood of the glorious Nation
Türkiye shakes the world for the century
A passion in heart with unshakable faith
This land, this sea, this flag is ours
Epics that don't fit into history are ours
The fate of Turkishness is written on your bosom
This country is ours, engraved in our hearts
Our Republic will be celebrated for centuries
Our hands will always reach out to the bright blue skies
Our Republic will be celebrated for centuries
We will all walk on this blessed path opened by Gazi.
The passion for freedom is in my veins
Every warrior of steel in my skies
We cling to each other like ivy branches
This is nation with one heart in its most difficult hour
If only the enemies would rain down from the sky
If the seas foam and overflow from the mountains
We did not bow to anyone, we will not bow our neck to anyone
He created the hero, He created the Turk
Our Republic will be celebrated for centuries
Our hands will always reach out to the bright blue skies