March 18 Martyrs’ Day and 108th anniversary of Çanakkale Naval Victory were celebrated with ceremonies and activities in Foça District of İzmir. A bite was poured for the sake of the martyrs.

The celebration program in Foça started with the ceremony at the Atatürk Monument in Cumhuriyet Square. Foça District Governor Mehmet Türköz, Foça Gendarmerie Commando School and Training Center Commander Major General Halil Şen, Amphibious Task Group and Garrison Commander Rear Admiral Serhat Sözbir, Mayor Fatih Gürbüz, Chief Public Prosecutor Muhammet Şenol Çeliker, district heads of political parties, some NGO presidents and representatives, veterans, teachers and students living in the district and many citizens attended.

After the presentation of wreaths for the Monument, District Governorate and Municipality, a moment of silence was held for the Martyrs. The National Anthem was sung.

THE WAR OF WOOD AND IRON WITH FAITH AGAINST

After the ceremony in Cumhuriyet Square, the commemoration program started at the Reha Midilli Cultural Center. After the moment of silence and the singing of the National Anthem, Foça District Governor Mehmet Türköz made a speech. Türköz, who described the Battle of Gallipoli as the battle of wood with iron and faith with passion, said that our nation willingly gave its life for the values that it has considered sacred for centuries. Mehmet Turkoz; “The Battle of Çanakkale is the battle of absence with wealth, wood with iron, and faith with passion. Çanakkale is the place where many generations willingly sacrificed their lives for the values they consider sacred. Hundreds of thousands of Mehmets, who were wounded in the Battle of Çanakkale in the spring of 1915, groaned in pain and were filled with screams during the surgeries performed without anesthesia. Çanakkale is the place where the magnificent sons of Anatolia were bitten with felt wrapped in sticks so that they could endure the pain. There are four teeth on a piece of felt that came out of the mouth of a Mehmetçi who was martyred during an operation. Çanakkale is a victory won with tooth and nail. Çanakkale is the place where patience, faith and victory are shown to the world with its great commander, great statesman Mustafa Kemal, all its soldiers, and all the elements that make a nation a nation. I commemorate the martyrs of Çanakkale and all our martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the indivisible integrity of the homeland and the peace and security of the Turkish Nation with mercy, gratitude and gratitude.

After District Governor Türköz’s speech, mise-en-scènes, films and slide shows prepared by Reha Midilli Anatolian High School teachers and students were watched. Songs and poems were sung. A theater play about the Çanakkale Wars was performed.

During the events, a bite was made for the Martyrs by the Turkish Retired Non-Commissioned Officers Association (TEMAD) Foça Branch in front of the Reha Midilli Cultural Center.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency