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Victory Day Special Concert held at Presidential Complex

The August 30 Victory Day Special Concert was held by the Presidential Guard Regiment Band Command and the Janissary Band and Harmony Band Command of the Ministry of Defence. The concert held in the Garden of the Presidential Complex was broadcast live on the YouTube channels and social media accounts of the Presidency and the Directorate of Communications as well as television channels. The concert started with the Military March performed by the Presidential Guard Regiment Band Command and the Janissary Band and Harmony Band Command of the Ministry of National Defence, and then the Presidential Guard Regiment played the August 30...

Light show performed with 300 UAVs for Victory Day at Presidential Complex

A light show was performed by the Directorate of Communications with 300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as part of the August 30 Victory Day celebrations at the Presidential Complex. After the concert given by the Presidential Guard Regiment, the Janissary Band and Harmony Band Command of the Ministry of National Defense, the light show started with 300 UAVs. The light show, which was first held in Turkey with 200 UAVs during the July 15 commemoration ceremonies in Istanbul, was realized this time with 300 UAVs in Beştepe on the occasion of August 30 Victory Day. During the show, which lasted about 12 minutes, "August 30", "Victory Day" and ...

“All who will confront us on land, at sea and in the air must have seen Turkey’s determination on defending its rights”

Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense University, President Erdoğan said: “All who will confront us on land, at sea and in the air must have seen Turkey’s determination on defending its rights, interests and means whose legitimacy is provided by the international law. Rest assured that those who cannot see it will face this truth on the ground, at diplomacy table and on international platforms.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense University. “EACH OBSTACLE WE HAVE OVERCOME HAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED OUR SELF-CONFIDENCE” Underscoring that all...

“We have reduced our external dependency in defense industry from around 70% to around 30%”

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Roketsan’s new facilities, President Erdoğan said: “We have reduced our external dependency in defense industry from around 70% to around 30%. We have kept raising our domestic production rate with our policy of not purchasing any product, we can produce with our own means, from abroad.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Roketsan’s Satellite Launching, Space Systems and Advanced Technologies Research Center and Explosive Raw Material Production Plant. “In the past 18 years, we have worked to make up for our losses and carry Turkey to the...

President Erdoğan receives congratulations at the Presidential Complex

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received congratulations from top state officials and chiefs of foreign missions on the occasion of the August 30 Victory Day at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/121966/president-erdogan-receives-congratulations-at-the-presidential-complex

President Erdoğan attends August 30 Victory Day ceremony at Anıtkabir

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a ceremony held at Anıtkabir (Atatürk's mausoleum) to mark the 98th anniversary of August 30 Victory Day. After President Erdoğan laid a wreath at the mausoleum, the Turkish National Anthem, the Independence March, was sung. Proceeding to the Misak-ı Milli Tower, President Erdoğan wrote in the Anıtkabir memorial book the following: “On the 98th anniversary of the Great Victory, which heralded our independence, we remember with mercy Your Excellency and our august martyrs. We keep working to glorify and strengthen Turkey, which you have entrusted to us, and to...

Enthusiasm of August 30 Victory Day to be experienced at the Presidential Complex and Digital Display Centres

Celebrations that will start with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Anıtkabir and continue with him accepting the greetings at the Presidential Complex will continue again at the Presidential Complex in the evening after the official parade. On August 30, at 20:30, a special concert for the Victory Day will be performed by the Presidential Guard Regiment Band Command and the Ministry of National Defence’s Mehteran and Harmony Band Command at the Presidential Complex. The concert will be broadcast live on the Presidency and the Directorate of Communications’ Youtube channels and social media accounts, as well as television channels. ...

Altun: “Those who cooperate with terrorist organizations for their dirty and dangerous ambitions and serve as mouthpieces for terrorists are the ones who commit the biggest betrayal against our state”

Director of Communications Altun stated that those who called the state murderer were the ones who committed the biggest betrayal against the state, the nation, the Republic and the legacy of Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.   In a post he shared on his social media account, Altun stated the following:   “Those who dare to call our state murderer, who cooperate with terrorist organizations for their dirty and dangerous ambitions and who serve as mouthpieces for terrorists at every opportunity are the ones who commit the biggest betrayal against our state, our nation, our Republic and...

President Erdoğan’s message on August 30 Victory Day

Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on August 30 Victory Day: “Today, we, as the nation, together with our brothers and sisters in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, are excited to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the great victory. I wholeheartedly congratulate our citizens in our country and in every part of the world on the August 30 Victory Day. Our fight for independence, started under the leadership of Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun in 1919, ended in a decisive and lasting victory with the Battle of the Commander-in-Chief. It was proclaimed to the entire...