Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, celebrated the August 30 Victory Day, the anniversary of 96th this year, by publishing a message.
Following is the message of Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli:
"We once again celebrate with excitement and pride, the victory of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his army on the anniversary of the Grand Victory, our nation's greatest step in the national struggle.
August 30 Victory is not only our day but the holiday of all the nations towards the freedom, the liberation, the determination to live upright and honorable, and a historic step in this direction. The courage, heroism and patriotism of Turkish nation shown by becoming a single heart with its army will always be an inspiration in the rise of the Republic of Turkey and will continue to give us strength to pay the duty of loyalty to our ancestors.
Crowning the victories won in the battlefields with our successes in every sector must be our greatest goal. In this context, it will be a period that new breakthroughs and developments will take place in agriculture and forestry areas.
With the August 30 Victory, the foundation of the Republic of Turkey was secured and its eternal life had been honored. It must be well known again that Turkish Nation will never compromise on its existence, unity, peace and independence. Our glorious flag will wave forever in the sky as the symbol of our independence.
We will work harder in the direction of our 2023 target and 2053, 2071 visions as a country, and we will present significant contributions to the further development of our country with new projects.
With these feelings, on this historic day, we celebrate the August 30 Victory Day of our precious nation and glorious army and we remember with gratitude and respect all heroes of our Independence Struggle, valuable martyrs, heroic veterans who sacrifice their lives for the indivisible integrity of our country and our nationality.