President Erdoğan: "With the Century of Türkiye vision, which we will build upon the achievements of our country and civilisation, century-old initiatives will be realised, and our dreams will, inshallah, come true."
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a film on his social media account detailing the life of Şakir Zümre, one of the pillars of the Turkish defence industry, with the message "Century of Türkiye."
In the post shared at 20:23 (08:23 p.m.), President Erdoğan stated, "With the Century of Türkiye vision, which we will build upon the achievements of our country and civilisation, century-old initiatives will be realised, and our dreams will, inshallah, come true."
The first film in the "Century of Türkiye" series, launched by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications under the theme "Century-Old Dreams, Century-Old Projects," was made on Şakir Zümre, one of the pillars of the defence industry.
Presidency's Director of Communications Altun's post
In his post regarding the film, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun also said, "With the will of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the dreams of Şakir Zümre, one of the pillars of the Turkish defence industry, from a century ago are coming to fruition one by one today. I hope for many more great projects and achievements with the Century of Türkiye vision."
The film begins with a young girl asking her grandfather who the person is standing next to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the photograph from the Century-Old Dreams Exhibition. The story of Şakir Zümre, one of the significant figures in Türkiye's defence industry, is told to the grandchild by her grandfather in the film.
The film conveys that 100 years ago, Atatürk asked Şakir Zümre to lead the establishment of Türkiye's domestic and national weapons industry and that with Atatürk's encouragement, Şakir Zümre founded the Turkish Industry Defence and Mining Factory, which produced many vital defence systems such as aircraft munitions and submarine bombs.
The film points out that after Atatürk's death, the factory was forced to close for various pretexts during the Second World War, compelling Şakir Zümre to convert his factory into a stove factory.
The second part of the film draws attention to the fact that this dream of Türkiye turns into reality with the national defence systems produced under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The film features the "Century of Türkiye" logo with the slogan, "Together, we continue to turn our century-old dreams into reality. Century-Old Dreams, Century-Old Projects."