“The Republic, which Great Leader Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK initiated with his landing in Samsun on May 19, 1919, as part of the National Struggle, and declared on October 29, 1923, by stating, 'The administration most suitable for the character and customs of the Turkish Nation is the Republican administration,' is the greatest legacy left to our Nation and an indispensable value. The greatest virtue of the Republic, in which sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the Nation, is that it has brought the society living on Anatolian lands to the consciousness of being a Nation and has elevated individuals to the status of Citizens. We celebrate the 86th anniversary of the founding of our Republic, the greatest holiday of our Nation, with great enthusiasm.”