On the occasion of the 18th of March Martyrs Remembrance Day, on behalf of Turkic Council Secretariat and on my own behalf, I commemorate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades-in-arms as well as all the heroes of the War of Independence who laid the foundations of Turkey and everyone who reached martyrdom, with deep respect and affection.
Ambassador Ramil Hasanov
Secretary General of the Turkic Council