Victory Day

Turkey commemorated the 96th anniversary of the War of Independence on Aug. 30 Victory Day with celebrations, as politicians marked the day's importance and stressed their determination in protecting Turkey's independence.

The three leaders previously attended the Victory Day military parade in the Russian capital, organized every year on May 9 to mark victory over fascism in the Second World War.

The ceremony at the Kremlin Wall included the sounding of the national anthems of the three nations. Putin, Vucic, and Netanyahu also placed flowers at the memorials dedicated to Russia's Hero Cities.

Turkey will preserve its determination to defeat all "threats, attacks and attempts to sabotage its economic and political independence," just as it did in the War of Independence 95 years ago, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his message marking "Victory Day" on Aug. 30.
 

Turkey will celebrate the 95th anniversary of "Victory Day" on Aug. 30, which marks the Turkish victory against Greek forces at the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle of the War of Independence in 1922.

PM Aleksandar Vucic strongly criticised Croatia’s celebration of its victory in 1995’s Operation Storm as Serbian officials commemorated the Serb victims of the military offensive.

Members of the Serbian Army are rehearsing ahead of the celebration of Army Day and Victory Day on May 9 in Zrenjanin, northern Serbia.

?hsan Özkes, who became independent deputy after resigning from the Republican People?s Party (CHP) in late July, has caused controversy for praising the presidential palace with reference to the Prophet Muhammed, even though he criticized the same gargantuan edifice five months ago while also invoking the prophet.

A group of 460 people managed to enter the Guinness Book of World Records on Aug. 30 after joining forces in Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa to form the world's biggest floating peace sign.

Security forces will take all necessary measures to ensure election safety on Nov. 1 in a bid to avoid the repetition of problems that allegedly occurred in the June 7 polls, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said.

I know this is an absurd question. The name of our state in all official documents here and abroad is the ?Republic of Turkey.? Well then, why such a question; why such a title? 

Let me explain. 

While he was delivering his Aug. 30 Victory Day message, our new Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said some interesting things which drew my attention.