28.10.2015 Ankara
In his October 29th Republic Day message, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized the importance of the Republic as the most meaningful value we all share and said, "Millions who believe in independence and freedom, who love their country, will carry forward this sacred charge inherited from our ancestors forward in the contest of civilization.
As the Turkish
business community, we've promised to create one of the largest economies in
the world with the gates opened by the Republic. Let none doubt that we will
stop in this endeavor."
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated
in his message:
"With pride and
joy, we are celebrating the 92nd anniversary of our Republic as put forth by
our great leader, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the mode of governance which most
suits our character.
Undertaken With the
understanding that 'the sovereignty of the people will again be emancipated
through the determination and will of the people,' the War for Independence
culminated in the Republic, our best roadmap.
It is the declaration
that, on these hallowed lands, we will stand united and live together in
harmony, embracing democracy and strive to leap ahead in the contest of
civilization.
It is with these
thought that I, on behalf of the Turkish private sector, share in this most
joyous and meaningful day of our country. Long live the Republic."