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İmamoğlu: I hope we will succeed in being individuals worthy of the Republic and Atatürk30 August 2023 Wednesday

İstanbul's Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu attended the official ceremonies held for the 101st anniversary celebrations of August 30 Victory Day. İmamoğlu expressed his feelings with the words, "I hope together we will succeed in winning victory in every issue that suits the twenty-first century, in becoming a conscious nation, in being individuals worthy of the Republic and worthy of Atatürk."

The first official ceremony for the 101st anniversary celebrations of the 30th of August Victory Day was held at the Republic Monument in Taksim. The ceremony started with Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, 1st Army and Istanbul Garrison Commander General Ali Sivri, and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu laying a wreath at the Atatürk Monument, respectively, and ended with a moment of silence for the martyrs and the singing of the National Anthem.

CEREMONY PROCESS ON VATAN STREET

Gül, Sivri and İmamoğlu transferred to the Governorship of Istanbul after the ceremony in Taksim was over. They participated in the celebration held for the August 30 Victory Day. The last of the official ceremonies was held on Vatan Street. Gül, Sivri and İmamoğlu, who got into the ceremony car, greeted the public with the band. Citizens, who participated in the event intensely, added color to the parade accompanied by Turkish flags and applause. After the greeting, Gül, Sivri and İmamoğlu took their places in the protocol. At the ceremony, which continued with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's August 30 message was read. The ceremony ended with the parade of the military units.