In a message shared on Turkish social media platform NSosyal, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated all youth living in Türkiye and abroad.
“I respectfully commemorate Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Commander-in-Chief of our National Struggle, his comrades-in-arms, and the heroic members of our military, known as the Prophet’s Hearth,” he said.
“I remember with mercy our martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our nation, and I wish our veterans a healthy and prosperous life,” he added.
Separately, Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Askin Bak and his accompanying delegation consisting of deputy ministers, general directors, athletes, youth participants and other officials visited Anitkabir.
After Bak placed a wreath adorned with red and white carnations bearing the words “Ministry of Youth and Sports” at the mausoleum, a moment of silence was observed, followed by the singing of the Turkish National Anthem.
Bak also signed the Anitkabir Memorial Book, writing “May 19, the first step towards liberation, symbolises our nation’s resistance against oppression, its rebirth, and its determination for independence. This sacred legacy entrusted to Turkish youth by you continues to live on today with the same faith, spirit and direction.”
