Title: Long Live the Republic
Description: Long Live the Parliament
Description: Long Live the Parliament
orko_8 - April 21, 2006 09:53 AM (GMT)
April 23rd is the 86th anniversary of the foundation of Turkish National Assembly (TBMM, "Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi" in Turkish) and also a holiday devoted to childen by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Turkish Air Force hosts children from primary schools in air bases during 23 April holidays, here is a photo from one of these occasitons, put into TuAF official web site as a celebration of April 23rd:
Hi Res
May the republic live long.
Turkish Air Force hosts children from primary schools in air bases during 23 April holidays, here is a photo from one of these occasitons, put into TuAF official web site as a celebration of April 23rd:
Hi Res
May the republic live long.
modus - April 21, 2006 10:20 AM (GMT)
Once...
Now....
Long Live the Grand Assemby and Republic!
Long Live the People, Turkish Nation!
Now....
Long Live the Grand Assemby and Republic!
Long Live the People, Turkish Nation!
123-t - April 21, 2006 01:27 PM (GMT)
Happiness and health to all !
beleg - April 21, 2006 01:27 PM (GMT)
May the smiles of the children of my nation never fade.
May the Republic live forever!
May the Republic live forever!
Cid - April 21, 2006 08:21 PM (GMT)
Long live the Assembly, long live the Republic!
May they witness the further realization of a democratic and secular state with a civil society of a pluralist character and governed by the rule of law.
May they witness the further realization of a democratic and secular state with a civil society of a pluralist character and governed by the rule of law.
Thermopyles - April 22, 2006 03:54 AM (GMT)
Hey thats my nameday too! :lol:
May your proud people and nation be prosporous :friendship:
May your proud people and nation be prosporous :friendship:
ghostface killa - April 22, 2006 09:04 AM (GMT)
May the Republic exist forever.
Kiziroglu - April 22, 2006 12:42 PM (GMT)
Thx Thermo !
What could i else say ?
Viva la Republique !
What could i else say ?
Viva la Republique !
beleg - April 22, 2006 07:43 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Thermopyles @ Apr 22 2006, 05:54 AM) |
| Hey thats my nameday too! :lol: May your proud people and nation be prosporous :friendship: |
:friendship: thanx mate
saladin - April 23, 2006 04:35 AM (GMT)
It is unbelievable that representitives from all over the country came together (remember that if we discard the brief attempts of 1877, nobody knew anything about the parlimentery government until 1908) to discuss the country's situation first in Erzurum then Sivas. I doubt all of the representitives were aware of democratic process let alone the concept of the republic. Yet in 1920, they started the process of changing the future of a nation. There were patriots in the first parliment just like there were betrayers. Not much different than today. Lets hope that, never in its existence, the turkish people will need to meet together to face an invasion force again. Lets hope that, never in its existence, the turkish people will see their parliment meeting in any city other than Ankara. Let hope that, the turkish people will forever protect their republic and its institutions.
God bless the founders. May they rest in heaven.
The republic of iternity, may we never fail you!!!
God bless the founders. May they rest in heaven.
The republic of iternity, may we never fail you!!!
modus - April 23, 2006 07:41 AM (GMT)
It is very important that Turkish Grand Assembly could have been established a few days (12 days as I remember) after the Meclis-i Mebusan (House of Representatives) had been closed by Sultan Vahideddin, apparently under pressure by occupying forces in Istanbul.
The second most important factor was that Mustafa Kemal did not use such quite relevant excuses as "we're going through a war," "we're in a transition process," "we're going under a very delicate process" etc etc. all of which could have been used to justify a totalitarian regime, a dictatorship, but instead he insisted on the power of people via Grand Assembly.
And thanks our ancestors we have the motto:
SOVEREIGNTY PERTAINS UNCONDITIONALY TO THE PEOPLE
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
The second most important factor was that Mustafa Kemal did not use such quite relevant excuses as "we're going through a war," "we're in a transition process," "we're going under a very delicate process" etc etc. all of which could have been used to justify a totalitarian regime, a dictatorship, but instead he insisted on the power of people via Grand Assembly.
And thanks our ancestors we have the motto:
SOVEREIGNTY PERTAINS UNCONDITIONALY TO THE PEOPLE
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Lord - April 23, 2006 09:44 AM (GMT)
Happiness and health to all !
May your nation prosper in peace and health,... :thumbsup:
May your nation prosper in peace and health,... :thumbsup: