Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerOn the second day of the Victory and Remembrance March that stretched from Afyon to İzmir, the Kocatepe stage walked with CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Democrat Party Chairman Gültekin Uysal. On the 14-kilometer Çakırözü-Kocatepe stage, Kocatepe was reached in the morning with citizens from all over Turkey.
The second day of the Victory and Remembrance March, organized by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the liberation of the city, passed with excitement and enthusiasm. Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Democrat Party (DP) Chairman Gültekin Uysal also attended the Çakırözü-Kocatepe stage of the 9-kilometer historical march that will end in İzmir on September 400. CHP and DP administrators, deputies, members of parliament, mountaineering groups and the public participated in the march to Kocatepe, where the administration and administration were carried out under the command of Atatürk during the Great Offensive.
Kılıçdaroğlu: “Let this be the beginning of the struggle”
On the 14-kilometer Çakırözü-Kocatepe stage, Kocatepe was reached in the morning with citizens from all over Turkey. A wreath was laid at the Kocatepe Atatürk Monument. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said, “I am extremely happy to be here in the centennial year. We must now look to the next century. People gave their lives to live in a beautiful Turkey, an independent and democratic Turkey. Our duty is; To crown the Republic, founded by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his friends in the second century, with democracy. That's why each of us must struggle to build a better future. We want this to be the beginning of that struggle," he said.
Uysal: “We remember our ancestors”
Democrat Party (DP) Chairman Gültekin Uysal said, “With this meaningful march, we commemorated our ancestors who walked by saying 'if there is faith, there is also opportunity'. In the person of the great leader and great commander Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, we commemorate all his comrades in the struggle with mercy and gratitude.
Soyer: We are walking in the footsteps of our ancestors
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer On the other hand, stating that they are proudly walking in the footsteps of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, “100 years ago, our ancestors won an extraordinary victory to entrust this paradise land to us and the Republic was established. Today, we reached Afyon Kocatepe in the morning by walking the 14-kilometer road traveled by the Salvation Army from Çakırözü Village at night. We embraced with thousands of our citizens from all over Turkey and experienced the excitement of 100 years ago again. We were also honored that our Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and our party executives participated in the march. We are waiting for everyone to the big celebration ceremonies in Izmir on September 9," he said.
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