TOPÇUKÖY MARTYRS WERE REMEMBERED WITH A CEREMONY

SADIKOĞLU: “MAY GOD BLESS US ALL TO LIVE IN PEACE UNDER OUR CRESCENT-STAR FLAG”

Topçuköy Martyrs, who fought heroically without blinking an eye so that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus would live forever and our star-crescent flag would wave proudly, and who were martyred during these struggles, were remembered with a ceremony held at the Topçuköy Martyrdom. While prayers were read for the souls of the martyrs at the ceremony held at the Topçuköy Martyrdom, carnations prepared by the İskele Municipality were left on the graves of the martyrs.

TOPÇUKÖY MARTYRS REMEMBERED WITH A CEREMONY

A ceremony was held at the Topçuköy Martyrdom for the 9 martyrs from Topçuköy who lost their lives during the years of national struggle and the Happy Peace Operation. The ceremony at the martyrdom began with a moment of silence and a salute after wreaths were laid at the martyrdom according to protocol order, and continued with the raising of flags to the flagpole accompanied by the National Anthem. President Ersin Tatar, Artillery Colonel Anıl Yıldız on behalf of the KTBK Command, Staff Colonel Ömer Bulut on behalf of the GKK, İskele District Governor Ertuğrul Toroslu, İskele Mayor Hasan Sadıkoğlu, İskele Police Chief Gökay Karagil, İskele Municipality Council Members Ahmet Orun, Eray Göksan, Topçuköy Headman Yusuf Hacıoğlu, Topçuköy National Struggle and Martyrs' Survival Association, TMT Mujahideen Association, Topçuköy martyrs' families, political party representatives, and institution and organization representatives attended the ceremony at the martyrdom. WITH GRATITUDE AND MERCY…

In the ceremony held at the Topçuköy Martyrdom, children named Elvin Kont and Elisa Osum read poems about the martyrs, while speeches indicating the meaning and importance of the day were made by President Ersin Tatar and İskele Mayor Hasan Sadıkoğlu.

TATAR: “THE FEDERATION BOOK IS NOW CLOSED”

Starting his speech by expressing his mercy and respect for the Topçuköy martyrs and reminding them that much suffering was experienced and martyrs were given on the island before 1974, President Ersin Tatar emphasized that the struggle of the Turkish Cypriot People to protect their rights, law and independence in these lands is also respected in the world. Tatar, who said that the federation book is now closed, as President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the July 20 ceremonies, reiterated that if there will be an agreement in Cyprus, it should be based on two sovereign and equal states, and said, “Returning to pre-1974 is suicide for us” and that this means betraying the martyrs. President Tatar, who stated that the peace that came to the Island 50 years ago continued with the guarantorship of the Turkish military, said, “No matter what the world says, we will never give up on Turkey’s guarantorship.” President Tatar emphasized that they will never compromise on Turkey’s effective and actual guarantorship, and added that the Turkish military is the guarantor of peace and security on the Island.

SADIKOĞLU: “MAY GOD BLESS US ALL TO LIVE IN PEACE UNDER OUR CRESCENT-STAR FLAG”

Speaking at the commemoration ceremony held at the Topçuköy Martyrdom, İskele Mayor Hasan Sadıkoğlu began his speech by commemorating the martyrs who had the greatest share in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Happy Peace Operation and who presented July 20, the symbol of the independence and freedom of the Turkish Cypriot people, to the Turkish Cypriot people. Expressing that he experienced both sadness and pride in being in the presence of the martyrs at the commemoration ceremony at the Topçuköy Martyrdom, Sadıkoğlu continued his speech as follows: “Half a century.

It is easy to say, but the accounting of the 50 years that have passed is very difficult and heavy, especially for our martyrs’ families. The cruelty and inhuman treatment endured from 1878 to 1974 will not be forgotten, no matter how many years pass. However, the Turkish Cypriot People neither forget their past nor lose their faith in the future. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is advancing with more determined, stronger and more confident steps every day than yesterday, will live forever. May God grant us all the opportunity to live in peace under the shadow of our crescent and star flag.”

At the end of his speech, President Sadıkoğlu expressed his support and gratitude to the Motherland Republic of Turkey, which they always felt as close as a breath, and commemorated the founder of the Republic of Turkey, the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, our Community Leader Dr. Fazıl Küçük, our Founding President Rauf Raif Denktaş, and all the martyrs in the presence of the Topçuköy Martyrs with mercy and gratitude.

PRAYERS WERE READ, CARNATIONS WERE LEFT

A prayer was recited for the souls of the martyrs at the ceremony held at the Topçuköy Martyrs’ Cemetery. The ceremony ended with the carnations prepared by the İskele Municipality being left on the graves of the martyrs.

Source (Turkish): İskele Municipality

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