Dear fellow citizens,
Distinguished guests,
I salute you with my most sincere feelings of affection and respect.
With the motive of Republic Day, October 29, I want to congratulate from the heart all citizens who live in the country and the ones who live abroad.
In the name of my country and nation, I would like to acknowledge all our friends and guests who participated with us in the joy of celebrating the Festival.
Today, we are excited and proud to celebrate the centenary of the Republic.
At this crucial turning point in our glorious history, I commemorate with Allah’s mercy all the heroes who were precursors to the establishment of our new State, especially Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of our Republic.
I wish mercy from Allah to our beloved martyrs and veterans who shed their blood for a thousand years for their homeland.
I want to express my acknowledgment to all who have served our country, nation, and State for centuries with the conviction of «The Eternal State.»
The Republic of Türkiye, whose centenary is celebrated today with great enthusiasm, is the last State we have found in these lands.
Our nation’s journey from the past to the future, from the Seljuks to the Ottomans and from there to the Republic of Türkiye, has reached our days.
The Republic of Türkiye has all the accumulation of our 2,200-year-old state tradition, reflected in the 16 stars of the Presidential Standard.
Inspired by our profound history and rooted values, we seek to consolidate our Republic and prepare it for its new century.
Our Republic has its foundations in the principle of the «protector of the helpless,» stated by Ghazi Mustafa Kemal, and our primary responsibility is to guarantee it endures.
With this understanding, he has conducted our country from success to success and victory to victory during the past 22 years.
We took measures to elevate our Republic over the level of contemporary civilization with investment in overcoming negligence and faults of the century.
We have carried out historic reforms in all areas, from democracy to the economy, from security to justice, from education to health, from agriculture to foreign policy.
With the Presidential System of Government, we, after almost a century, realized Ghazi Mustafa Kemal’s ideal, which he set forth by saying, ‘The aim and purpose of the national struggle is to ensure and preserve the complete independence and unconditional sovereignty of the nation.’
By overthrowing the walls between the State and nation, we strengthen the ties between the People and the Republic.
We assure the encounter of the Republic with democracy through our victorious fight against the centers of protection.
Now, with the aim of the «Türkiye Century,» we are working with all our efforts to make the second century of the Republic the century of our nation in the world.
Thanks to our growing economy, our reinforced democracy, our growing prestige, the expansion of our sphere of influence, and our visionary and principled foreign policy, we continue to be «protectors of the helpless» around the world.
We are pleased to see that every accomplishment of Türkiye is observed with illusion by all the oppressed peoples of our region and the world.
We have decided to realize the ideal of a great and powerful Türkiye, ignoring external and internal malevolent circles.
Despite the terrorist organizations that serve as assassins of imperialists.
Despite the invaders that pursued the objectives of the last century.
And despite the incompetent circles and greedy upset for our country’s success.
In summary, despite all the enemies of our nation and country, I wish we achieve the Türkiye Century to be a reality just as we have managed to meet all our other objectives.
May Allah help us and accompany us.
With these feelings and thoughts, I wholeheartedly congratulate the Republic Day of all our citizens living in Türkiye and abroad.
May the souls of our martyrs rest in peace!
Happy centenary to our Republic!
With my best wishes.
H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan