As Salamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

His Excellency Mohammad Al Jabri, Minister of İnformation and Minister of state for Youth Affairs
His Highness Shaikh Nasser Mohammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah

Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me begin by extending my warmest greetings and profound gratitude to you all for joining us today on the occasion of the ninety-sixth anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey.

Following a glorious victory in the War of Liberation against the invaders, we established the Republic of Turkey ninety-six years ago under the leadership of Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with the principle of “sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation”.

Since then, Turkey has undergone comprehensive and far-reaching political, economic and social reforms, which have anchored Turkey among the democratic and modern nations of the world.

The importance of Turkey’s successful transformation is perhaps more visible than ever today, as our entire region continues to confront with wars, conflicts, poverty and humanitarian crises.

Distinguished Guests,

The relations between Turkey and Kuwait are based on strong ties between our leaders and peoples, as well as on cultural and historical bonds.

I am proud that the bonds of partnership and friendship between Turkey and Kuwait are as strong as ever, under the guidance and leadership of His Highness Amir Sheikh Sabah and His Excellency President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.


Let me use this opportunity to pray to Allah Almighty to bestow good health and wellness on His Highness the Amir and bless Kuwait and its people.

I have to admit that the Turkish-Kuwaiti economic and trade relations are not reflecting their potential yet. We can take comfort in the fact that there is a very strong commitment at the highest level on both sides to elevate the level of economic cooperation between Turkey and Kuwait. Hereby, I invite all businessmen, entrepreneurs, both in Turkey and Kuwait, to show more vigor to help us build the future we all desire.

I am also pleased to observe that Kuwait and Turkey share the similar sensitivities on many serious regional and global challenges we face today.

By continuing to work together effectively to meet the challenges of yesterday, today and tomorrow, our two great nations will not only serve their own interests but also those of regional and global peace and harmony.

Turkey will continue to fully support the sovereignty, freedom and territorial integrity of Kuwait. We see stability and security of Kuwait as our own security and stability.

Kuveyt-Türk Toplumunun Değerli Temsilcileri,

Türkiye'den kilometrelerce uzakta, bu anlamlı günde bizleri yalnız bırakmayan siz değerli vatandaşlarımıza teşekkürlerimi arz ediyorum. Şahsım, ailem ve Büyükelçiliğimiz adına Cumhuriyet Bayramınızı içtenlikle kutluyorum. Hepinize sağlık, esenlik ve mutluluk diliyor, saygılarımı sunuyorum.

Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Before concluding my remarks, I would like to read the message of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

“I would like to congratulate the Republic Day of our citizens, who live in 81 provinces of our country and abroad.

I thank to all our friends who share the joy of this very important milestone of our history with us.

Happy 96th anniversary for the proclamation of our Republic.

I remember with respect all our heroes, to start with Gazi (Veteran) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who contributed to the victory in our Independence War with a century-old glorious past and to the foundation of our new state.

Turkey is a country that has maintained its struggle for independence from beginning till the end through the National Assembly, which represents the national will.

I would like to express my gratitude to all the deputies who have worked for the development, strengthening and progress of our country so far from our Grand National Assembly, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year.

I wish Allah’s mercy upon our martyrs who paid the price so that we could live in the most favorite and disputed geographical area of the world for a thousand years.

As a nation and as a state, we have been in a historical struggle again in recent years in order to protect our existence and our future.

All the events we have experienced such as the attacks of terrorist organizations, the treacherous coup attempt of July 15th and others are manifestations of this historical struggle.

Operation Euphrates Shield, Operation Olive Branch and the Operation Peace Spring, which we conduct in Syria, are also parts of this struggle.

We are conducting a struggle similar to our Independence War, which we started a century ago and crowned by establishing our new Republic, with different images and methods.

The security of our borders, our economy and similar important issues are under multi-faceted attacks which target our sovereignty and continue uninterrupted.

Turkey, with its long history, its deeply rooted governing experience and almost century-long accumulations as a Republic, has the power, capability and determination to overcome all these problems.

As a matter of fact, with the help of Allah, with the support of our nation, we foiled all the traps set against our country one by one.

I sincerely believe that we will successfully conclude this important process as well, in accordance with the vision of those who left our Republic to us as a legacy.

By bringing our country to its 2023 goals, we will give the next generations the opportunity to fulfill their 2053 and 2071 visions.

Hopefully, we will move our Republic forward in a much stronger and more prosperous manner.

May Allah’s compassion and mercy be upon us.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of Turkey”

Thank you.

Shukran Lihudurikom.