Today, October 29, 2010, Turkish Americans and Turks around the world proudly celebrate the 87th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. The great visionary leader, Ataturk, felt in 1923, that it was not enough to only survive a war of independence but also to excel in all aspects of modern life by rising to the top in science, technology, education, medicines, energy, economy, tourism, sports, trade, defense, and others. Today, an emerging regional power and a new global player, Turkey, stands as a monument to Ataturk\u2019s dreams. Turkish Americans salute the great Ataturk, his magnificent creation Turkey and the Turkish nation, as well as the global Turkish-Turkic realm, standing tall and strong in the face of many challenges and threats. <\/p>\n
Below, please find the congratulatory messages of Obama, via Secretary Clinton, the Turkish Ambassador, and the president of ATAA, all located in Washington DC. <\/p>\n
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
\nSecretary of State
\nWashington, DC
\nOctober 28, 2010<\/p>\n
ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, <\/p>\n
I congratulate the people of Turkey on the anniversary of your founding this October 29. <\/p>\n
In the 87 years since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk set out a new vision for the Turkish people, Turkey has risen to become a leading economic power and an important presence on the world stage. The opportunities for Turkey to lead in the 21st century are even greater. <\/p>\n
The relationship between Turkey and the United States is broader and more dynamic today than ever before. Both President Obama and I made visiting Turkey a priority last year because we recognize the importance of a strong partnership between our nations \u2013 a partnership based on mutual respect, mutual interests, and mutual responsibility. The Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation to boost trade and investment is just one example of how we are strengthening ties between our counties. As NATO allies, we also stand shoulder to shoulder to help create a safer and more secure environment for future generations, in Afghanistan and around the world. <\/p>\n
I wish the people of Turkey a safe and happy holiday as you celebrate this special anniversary and all you have accomplished. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Turkey toward our shared goals and aspirations. <\/p>\n
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\nT\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti Va\u015engton B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi Nam\u0131k Tan’\u0131n Cumhuriyet Bayram\u0131 Mesaj\u0131<\/p>\n
Amerika Birle\u015ek Devletleri’nde ya\u015eayan T\u00fcrk Toplumunun de\u011ferli \u00fcyeleri, <\/p>\n
Cumhuriyetimizin kurulu\u015eunun 87. y\u0131ld\u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc b\u00fcy\u00fck bir gurur, mutluluk ve co\u015ekuyla kutluyoruz. <\/p>\n
CUMHURIYET BAYRAMIMIZ KUTLU OLSUN ! <\/p>\n
Ulu \u00d6nder Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk’\u00fcn liderlik etti\u011fi efsanevi bir ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131k m\u00fccadelesinin ard\u0131ndan aziz ulusumuz taraf\u0131ndan kurulan Cumhuriyetimiz en de\u011ferli varl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zd\u0131r. Bu anlaml\u0131 g\u00fcnde, ba\u015eta y\u00fcce Atat\u00fcrk olmak \u00fczere, Cumhuriyetimizin kurulu\u015eunda eme\u011fi ge\u00e7enleri ve Cumhuriyetimiz ile Vatan\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n ilelebet varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrmesi i\u00e7in canlar\u0131n\u0131 veren aziz \u015eehitlerimizi, kanlar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6ken gazilerimizi sayg\u0131yla an\u0131yorum. <\/p>\n
K\u00f6kl\u00fc tarihinden, zengin k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcnden ve her \u015eeyden \u00f6nemlisi, aziz milletimizden g\u00fc\u00e7 alan Cumhuriyetimiz, geride kalan 87 y\u0131lda, Atat\u00fcrk’\u00fcn ifadeleriyle, “mesut, muvaffak ve muzaffer” olmu\u015etur. Kurulu\u015eundan bu yana Atat\u00fcrk’\u00fcn belirledi\u011fi \u00e7a\u011fda\u015e uygarl\u0131\u011fa ula\u015ema hedefi do\u011frultusunda h\u0131zla ilerleyen Cumhuriyetimiz emsalsiz bir ba\u015ear\u0131 hikayesidir. Demokratik ve laik yap\u0131s\u0131, liberal ekonomisi, zengin sosyo-k\u00fclt\u00fcrel kimli\u011fiyle, b\u00f6lgesinde ve \u00f6tesinde bar\u0131\u015e ve istikrar\u0131n tesisinde katk\u0131lar\u0131 aranan bir \u00fclke haline gelen T\u00fcrkiye’yi daha parlak bir gelecek beklemektedir. <\/p>\n
Bug\u00fcn \u00fclkemizin katetti\u011fi ve hepimize hakl\u0131 bir gurur veren mesafe, etkisini uluslararas\u0131 alanda a\u00e7\u0131k \u015eekilde g\u00f6stermektedir. \u00dclkemizin son d\u00f6nemde BM G\u00fcvenlik Konseyi ge\u00e7ici \u00fcyeli\u011finin yan\u0131s\u0131ra, \u0130slam Konferans\u0131 Te\u015ekilat\u0131, Avrupa Konseyi Parlamenter Meclisi ve Kimyasal Silahlar\u0131n \u00d6nlenmesi \u00d6rg\u00fct\u00fc Ba\u015ekanl\u0131klar\u0131 ile NATO Genel Sekreter Yard\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi \u00f6nemli g\u00f6revleri \u00fcstlenmesi, Avrupa’n\u0131n 6., d\u00fcnyan\u0131n 16. b\u00fcy\u00fck ekonomisi haline gelmesi, k\u00fcresel ekonomik sorunlara \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm bulunmas\u0131 amac\u0131yla tesis edilen G-20 olu\u015eumunun en aktif \u00fcyelerinden biri olmas\u0131 bu ba\u015ear\u0131 tablosunun somut yans\u0131malar\u0131d\u0131r. <\/p>\n
Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletleri’ndeki T\u00fcrk Toplumunun de\u011ferli \u00fcyeleri, <\/p>\n
ABD’deki T\u00fcrk toplumunun, gerek \u00fclkemizin tan\u0131t\u0131m\u0131, gerek davalar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n anlat\u0131lmas\u0131 y\u00f6n\u00fcnde s\u00fcrd\u00fcregeldi\u011fi \u00e7al\u0131\u015emalar memnuniyet vericidir. \u00d6nceki ve halihaz\u0131r g\u00f6revlerim \u00e7er\u00e7evesinde geli\u015eimine bizzat tan\u0131kl\u0131k etti\u011fim T\u00fcrk-Amerikan Toplumunun ula\u015et\u0131\u011f\u0131 seviye bizleri gururland\u0131rmaktad\u0131r. Derneklerimizin ABD’nin d\u00f6rt bir yan\u0131nda d\u00fczenledi\u011fi etkinliklerin ba\u015ear\u0131s\u0131 hepimizi mutlu etmektedir. Evvelce de vurgulam\u0131\u015e oldu\u011fum \u00fczere, yap\u0131lanlar\u0131n yeterli g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyerek, toplumumuzun daha m\u00fckemmele do\u011fru her alanda aktif olmaya devam etmesi fevkalade \u00f6nem ta\u015e\u0131maktad\u0131r. T\u00fcrk-Amerikan toplumunun bu \u00e7er\u00e7evede y\u00fcr\u00fctt\u00fc\u011f\u00fc \u00e7al\u0131\u015emalar\u0131 \u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fczdeki d\u00f6nemde artarak s\u00fcrd\u00fcrece\u011fine inan\u0131yorum. <\/p>\n
Her vesileyle dile getirdi\u011fim gibi, g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc T\u00fcrk halk\u0131n\u0131n geleneksel de\u011ferlerinden, birlik ve dayan\u0131\u015ema duygusundan alan geni\u015e bir ailenin birbirine s\u0131cak duygularla ba\u011fl\u0131 fertleri olarak hep birlikte el ele verdi\u011fimizde, a\u015e\u0131lamayacak hi\u00e7bir engel yoktur. Omuz omuza ilerleyece\u011fimiz bu yolda sizlere g\u00fcveniyorum. <\/p>\n
\u00dclk\u00fcm\u00fcz, g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fcz ve ufkumuz birdir. Bu birli\u011fin kayna\u011f\u0131 87. ya\u015e\u0131n\u0131 kutlad\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z Cumhuriyetimiz ve e\u015esiz vatan\u0131m\u0131z T\u00fcrkiyemizdir. <\/p>\n
Cumhuriyetimiz g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc d\u00fcnyan\u0131n d\u00f6rt k\u00f6\u015eesine yay\u0131lm\u0131\u015e t\u00fcm T\u00fcrklerin akl\u0131ndan, y\u00fcre\u011finden ve vatan sevgisinden almaktad\u0131r. <\/p>\n
Bu duygu ve d\u00fc\u015e\u00fcncelerle 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayram\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 en i\u00e7ten iyi dileklerimle kutluyor, selam, sevgi ve sayg\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131 sunuyorum. <\/p>\n
Nam\u0131k TAN
\nT.C. Va\u015eington B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi <\/p>\n
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CUMHURIYETIMIZIN 87. YILI KUTLU OLSUN! <\/p>\n
T\u00fcrk-Amerikan Toplumunun De\u011ferli \u00dcyeleri, <\/p>\n
Bug\u00fcn T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin kurulu\u015eunun 87. y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131 hep beraber co\u015fkuyla kutluyoruz. <\/p>\n
Ulusal kurtulu\u015e m\u00fccadelemizde elde edilen askeri zaferin ard\u0131ndan b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6zverilerle yola devam eden Mustafa Kemal ve T\u00fcrk toplumu ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z yeni T\u00fcrk devletinin egemenlik hakk\u0131n\u0131n yaln\u0131zca halka ait oldu\u011funu ilan etmi\u015eler ve 1 Kas\u0131m 1922’de \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131klar\u0131 kararname ile “\u0130stanbul’daki \u015eekl-i h\u00fck\u00fcmetin 16 Mart 1920’de tarihe intikal etti\u011fini” belirtmi\u015elerdir. Modern \u00e7a\u011f\u0131n getirdi\u011fi laiklik, demokrasi, kad\u0131n-erkek e\u015eitli\u011fi, ulusal vatanda\u015el\u0131k, sosyal hukuk devleti gibi vazge\u00e7ilmez ilkelerin ancak Cumhuriyet rejimi i\u00e7erisinde uygulanabilece\u011fini \u00f6ng\u00f6ren Atat\u00fcrk \u00f6nderli\u011findeki birinci meclis 29 Ekim 1923’de T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin kuruldu\u011funu t\u00fcm d\u00fcnyaya ilan etmi\u015etir. <\/p>\n
87 y\u0131ll\u0131k s\u00fcre i\u00e7erisinde geldi\u011fimiz noktaya bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Cumhuriyetimizin ve Atat\u00fcrk devrimlerinin T\u00fcrk ayd\u0131nlanma tarihinde ne kadar b\u00fcy\u00fck bir \u00f6neme sahip oldu\u011fu daha iyi anla\u015e\u0131lacakt\u0131r. Bu vesileyle sizleri Cumhuriyetimizin kazan\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 bir kez daha hat\u0131rlamaya ve sahip \u00e7\u0131kmaya davet ediyoruz. Bug\u00fcn, T\u00fcrkiye d\u00fcnya’n\u0131n 16’\u0131nc\u0131 ve Avrupa’n\u0131n 6’\u0131nc\u0131 en b\u00fcy\u00fck ekonomisine sahiptir. Bug\u00fcn, T\u00fcrkiye d\u00fcnya’n\u0131n 7’inci en \u00e7ok turist a\u011f\u0131rlayan \u00fclkesidir. Bug\u00fcn, T\u00fcrkiye, diplomatlar\u0131yla, ordusuyla, giri\u015eimcileriyle, ve sivil toplum \u00f6rg\u00fctleriyle, Avrupa ve Afrika’dan, Kafkas ve Orta Asya’ya kadar b\u00f6lgesel lider konumuna gelmektedir. <\/p>\n
Bu \u00f6nemli g\u00fcnde ba\u015eta Cumhuriyetimizin kurucusu Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk’\u00fc, kahraman ordu arkada\u015elar\u0131n\u0131, aziz \u015eehitlerimizi minnet, \u015e\u00fckran ve rahmetle an\u0131yoruz, ve T\u00fcrk toplumunun iradesini ve azmini kutluyoruz. <\/p>\n
Cumhuriyetimizin 87. Y\u0131l\u0131 Kutlu Olsun! <\/p>\n
Sayg\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131zla, <\/p>\n
G\u00fcnay Evinch (\u00d6v\u00fcn\u00e7)\t\t K\u00fcr\u015fad Do\u011fru
\nATAA Ba\u015ekan\u0131\t\t\t ATAA M\u00fctevelli Heyeti Ba\u015ekan\u0131<\/p>\n
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Dear Members of the Turkish American Community and Friends of T\u00fcrkiye, <\/p>\n
Today we celebrate the 87th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic. <\/p>\n
Following the Turkish War of Independence, which ended in a decisive Turkish victory for the Turkish people in August 1922, Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk embarked on intensive and comprehensive reforms, as the Turkish people transitioned from Empire to Republic, autocracy to democracy, theocracy to secularity, and a society based on equality, plurality, and national citizenship. <\/p>\n
October 29, 1923 marked the end not of only the Ottoman Empire which spanned from 1299 to 1919, but also a brutal occupation by foreign powers between 1919 and 1922. <\/p>\n
On this important day, the Assembly of Turkish American Associations once again invites you to commemorate Atat\u00fcrk’s legacy and achievements, remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live and live freely. The Assembly of Turkish Americans celebrates the birth of the Turkish Republic as well as the determination and passion of the Turkish people for a better life, better country, and a better world. <\/p>\n
G\u00fcnay Evinch (\u00d6v\u00fcn\u00e7)\t\t\tK\u00fcr\u015fad Do\u011fru
\nPresident, ATAA\t\t\tChairman, ATAA Board of Trustees<\/p>\n
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