The Turkish parliament passed a resolution to attribute the year 2021 to the national anthem.
Turkish National Assembly Speaker Mustafa Santop was the first member to sign the resolution
After which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Central Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), People's Democratic Party (HDP), and Good Party approved the resolution. Of
In 2021, all government agencies will hold events in memory of the Turkish national anthem, the Independence March, and the importance of the War of Independence, as well as the author of the national anthem, Mehmet Akif Ersoy.
The Turkish national anthem was written in 1921 to inspire young people during the War of Independence, which became the national anthem of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
