On the occasion of the 107th anniversary of the Çanakkale Victory, AGD met in the presence of the martyrs with the participation of thousands of young people from all over Turkey. Addressing the youth in the program, Anatolian Youth Association (AGD)/ National Youth Foundation (MGV) Chairman Salih Turhan said, “As our teacher Erbakan also stated, all humanity on earth should understand the Çanakkale Victory well. Çanakkale Victory is a golden page of history.”
Anatolian Youth Association organized a program titled ‘Victory of Believers, Çanakkale’ on the 107th anniversary of Çanakkale Victory. The program, which was held with the participation of thousands of young people from all over Turkey, started with the morning prayer in the Akbaş Martyrs' Cemetery.
250,000 SAPPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED FOR 250,000 MARTYRS
After 2 years break due to the pandemic, thousands of young people came together in Çanakkale on the 107th anniversary of the victory and realized the spirit of Çanakkale. Within the scope of the program, the Planting of Saplings for 250,000 Martyrs event was initiated. Planting saplings for 250,000 martyrs all over Turkey until April 20 will be performed. Speaking after the morning prayer and prayers, AGD/MGV Chairman Salih Turhan stated that the struggle in Çanakkale was a cause of the Ummah and added, “We saw that the Ummah won, not a race, in the Çanakkale Jihad. Our people from many parts of the world came to Çanakkale Jihad, by saying, ‘This is the center of the caliphate, if the city of Istanbul falls, Muslims will fall.’”
“AGD HAS NEVER BEEN SEPERATED FROM JIHAD AND MARTYRDOM”
Stating that the AGD never broke away from jihad and martyrdom, Turhan said, "The concept of martyrdom is one of the most important gains for a Muslim. Our martyrs rushed to Çanakkale by putting faith and belief in the center, they did not calculate anything. Allah Almighty adorned their lack of planning and forethought with martyrdom. I advise all my brothers and sisters attending here not to forget that martyrdom is not a death but a beginning.”
“THEY BECAME MARTYRS TO NOT TRAMPLE THE ISLAMIC LAND BY THE IMPERIALISTS”
Emphasizing that it should not be forgotten that our ancestors were martyred here to not give the Islamic lands to the imperialists, Turhan added:
“They marched to God Almighty for the unity and peace of Muslims in these Islamic lands. They marched towards God Almighty, saying that Istanbul, the capital city of Islam, should not fall. They marched to God Almighty for Mecca, for Medina, for Jerusalem, for Damascus, for Baghdad, for Diyarbakir. For this reason, as our teacher Erbakan expressed, all humanity on earth should understand the Çanakkale Victory well. Çanakkale Victory is a golden page of history. As a war strategy, of course, many material and concrete factors can be expressed as the reasons for the victory. But my dear brothers and sisters, we believe that the biggest and main reason for this victory was spirituality. Because our soldiers did not focus on the result. Taking strength from their voluntary and sincere intentions, which consisted of Allah Almighty's approval, they did their best and more by saying ‘the expedition is from us, the victory is from Allah Almighty.’”