ISLAMABAD: The 102nd Victory Day of Turkiye was celebrated by the Turkish embassy on Friday at a reception organized by Turkish Ambassador Dr. Mehmet Pacaci and Defence Attache Brig. General Umut Onol.
The event was attended by a large number of guests belonging to Rawalpindi and Islamabad, including top diplomats. Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the GHQ Lieutenant General Avais Dastgir was the chief guest on the occasion, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, and Turkmenistan Ambassador Atadjan Movlamov were among the distinguished guests.
The chief guest performed the cake-cutting ceremony. On the occasion Ambassador Dr. Mehmet Pacaci, in his speech while citing Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, reminded that with the great victory, Turkish nation once again declared to the whole world that it would not accept captivity, that it would not let shackles be put on its will, and that it would never compromise on living independently in its own country.
The envoy said, “Today, we are all celebrating the 102nd anniversary of the Great Victory with enthusiasm, pride and excitement. On this day, one of the critical milestones in our history, I congratulate the August 30 Victory Day of our beloved nation, our Turkish Cypriot sisters and brothers, and our millions of citizens across the world.”
He said that they are stronger today than yesterday; they will be much stronger tomorrow. He said that together with our brothers and sisters devoted to the same ideal as ours, we will definitely set up a global order, whereby everyone will be represented fairly.
A video was also shown in the reception that displayed impressive war exercise of the three Armed Forces of Turkiye.
