August 30 Victory is a great achievement: Erdogan

Ankara, The Gulf Observer: On the anniversary of the Great Offensive, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed the country’s victory in the military operation, which marks the resounding defeat of the occupying Greek troops at the hands of Turks in the Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922.

“The Battle of the Commander-in-Chief is one of the most crucial turning points in our nation’s centuries-long struggle for perpetuity,” Erdogan said on Wednesday in a message to mark the 101st anniversary of the Victory Day.

In the words of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Erdogan said the August 30 Victory is a great achievement that once again proved the power and heroism of the Turkish army.

“With this victory, which is the ‘immortal monument of the Turkish nation’s idea of freedom and independence,’ our nation declared to the whole world that it would not let its will be subjugated and that it would not let a shadow be cast on its independence and future,” he added.

With the new steps to be taken in the coming period, Erdogan promised to strengthen the country’s power and raise Türkiye above the level of contemporary civilisations.

“I commemorate Gazi Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and his comrades with gratitude, and I wish God’s mercy on all our martyrs and veterans,” he added.