The first revolutionary martyrs of the Republic of Turkey, Ensign Kubilay, and his comrades in arms were commemorated in Menemen on the 92nd anniversary of their murder. As part of the commemoration ceremony, the Martyr Ensign Kubilay Road Race was organized for the 16th time by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality.
The martyrs of the revolution, Ensign Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay and Hasan and Şevki Beys, who were murdered by the opponents of the Republic in Menemen in 1930, were commemorated once again in the 92nd year of the uprising, which went down in history as the Menemen Incident.
The commemoration program started with the official ceremony at the Menemen Yıldıztepe Martyrdom. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Mustafa Özuslu, Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Gülizar Biçer Karaca, CHP İzmir Deputies Bedri Serter, Atilla Sertel, Menemen District Governor Fatih Yılmaz, İzmir Garrison Commander Major General İsmail Üner, Dikili Mayor Adil Kırgöz, Karabağlar Mayor Muhittin Selvitopu, Foça Mayor Fatih Gürbüz, Menemen Municipality Deputy Mayor Aydın Pehlivan, CHP Menemen District President Ömer Güney, Kemalist Thought Association (ADD) Chairman Dr. Hüsnü Bozkurt, President of Education-İş Kadem Özbay, Chairman of United Public-Business Confederation Mehmet Balık, representatives of non-governmental organizations, members of parliament, family members of Martyr Ensign Kubilay and many citizens attended.
“We will continue to be the defender of true democracy”
The commemoration ceremony held at the Kubilay Monument in the Martyrdom ended with the placing of red carnations in the Yıldıztepe Martyrs' Cemetery. After the official ceremony, the march organized by the Atatürkist Thought Association started. The cortege marched from Menemen İZBAN Station to the martyrdom, accompanied by slogans and marches. Speaking at the ceremony in the field, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Mustafa Özuslu said, “The Menemen Incident was an uprising of the intolerance felt against the revolutions made after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the unity of the Turkish society, and the rebuilding of a nation. Today, we must continue to work with all our might to live together in this beautiful country, in a brotherly manner, embracing all differences, and in an order where everyone has equal rights and freedoms. Democracy is a culture and consciousness phenomenon. We will continue to be the defenders of true democracy and to fight.”
“Next year, we will be able to say sleep well to our martyrs”
Speaking at the ceremony, ADD President Dr. Hüsnü Bozkurt said, “We need to fight for the Atatürk Republic like Kubilay once again. Next year, we will be able to say sleep well to our martyrs.”
“It is the duty of teachers to enlighten ignorance”
Kadem Özbay, President of Eğitim-İş said, “We know that there is not a single perpetrator of violence or murder, this is a mentality. This mentality is also ignorance. Clarifying this ignorance is the main duty of all republican teachers who feel the light of the head teacher.”
Mehmet Balık, Chairman of the United Public-Business Confederation, said, “They died for the survival of this state and this republic. Martyrs were the first to resist the reaction. We, millions of public workers, continue to struggle with the same reaction," he said. After the official commemoration ceremony at the Kubilay Monument, a march was held to the Menemen Republic Square.
run for Kublai
The "Martyr Ensign Kubilay Road Race", which was organized for the 16th time this year by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in memory of the revolutionary martyr Kubilay, was held in Menemen. About 10 athletes competed for the medal on the 450-kilometer track that starts from Menemen Karaağaç Road and ends at Menemen Cumhuriyet Square. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Ertuğrul Tugay and Head of Youth and Sports Services Department Hakan Orhunbilge gave the start of the race together.
Turgay Bayram, Ali Şimşek and Yunus Emre Akkuş came third in the big boys. Fatma Arık came in first, Hasibe Demir came in second, and Özlem Işık came in third in the big women.
Kerem Can Çelik came first in the young men's men. Emir Salih Karakuzu came in second and Erhan Taç came in third. Esmanur Yılmaz took the first place in young women, Rojin Selgi took the second place and Hanife Tüfekçi took the third place. The winners were given their awards by İzmir Deputy Mayor Mustafa Özuslu, Deputy Secretary General Ertuğrul Tugay, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality National Holidays Committee President Ulvi Puğ and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Services Department Head Hakan Orhunbilge.
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