Türkiye to embark on 100th year with even greater aspirations, goals: Communications director

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye will embark on the 100th year with even “greater aspirations and goals,” the country's communications director said.

"Through our Century of Türkiye programme and with our nation, we will embark on the 100th year of our Republic with even greater aspirations and goals," Fahrettin Altun wrote in an article published in Al Jazeera.

"To that end, we will first and foremost safeguard the gains made by our country through great sacrifices and efforts. At the same time, we will bolster our country's will to assert its voice and make decisions on a global scale," Altun said.

The article – titled From Independence to the Future: Century of Türkiye – was also published by several media outlets in Japan, Bosnia and Herzegovia, China, Uzbekistan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

By strengthening political and economic influence, Türkiye will continue to ascend in the list of the world's major economies, said Altun, adding that with the support of Turkish people, the country will work toward peace and nurture the drive for progress.

"We will ensure that every citizen receives the rights, freedoms, prosperity, and future security that they deserve," he said.

Undoubtedly, he said, the fruits of breakthroughs, which will eliminate the deficiencies of Türkiye's first century and lay the foundation for the second century, are now evident in various areas, including education, healthcare, security, judiciary, transportation, energy, agriculture, and sports.

"Türkiye has grown, developed, and become stronger and wealthier, transforming into a country where our people can look forward to the future with optimism at home and a country that leads, rather than follows, the rest of the world."

He said that the declaration of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye marked the commencement of a broad revitalization period, encompassing various aspects such as education and the economy.

Numerous achievements that have elevated Türkiye's reputation on the global stage can be traced back to this period, he added.

"In order for the Turkish nation and its government to stand on its own two feet in agriculture, industry, education, health, transportation, democratic rights and freedoms, and many other areas that will elevate our nation's standard of living, every single member of our society was truly mobilized," Altun said.

"Our nation has proudly weathered storms and scaled mountains, carrying our Republic on its back as we triumphantly march into our centennial year.

"In the past two decades, the doors of a new century have been opened with the accumulation of the Republic's centuries-old history and the vision of our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to pay tribute to the sacrifices and efforts made by our nation, which has embraced Türkiye's cause for independence and the future," he added.