Türkiye taking historic steps to secure its future: Erdogan
President Erdogan pays tribute at Anıtkabir ahead of Supreme Military Council meeting
Ankara, August 5, 2025 — Türkiye is taking historic steps to safeguard its future, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday ahead of chairing the annual Supreme Military Council meeting.
“Our struggle to make Türkiye the leading nation in its region within the reshaped global order continues, despite the traps set against us and the attacks from both within and beyond our borders,” Erdogan declared while reading a message at Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Türkiye.
He stressed that the country is advancing on multiple fronts: “We are taking historic steps to safeguard our nation’s future, from security to democracy, from the economy to technology, from the defense industry to foreign policy.”
Erdogan added that the 2025 council meeting would mark “a new milestone on the path toward the vision of the Century of Türkiye.”
The president, accompanied by top military and government officials, laid wreaths and paid tribute to Ataturk and to “all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our future.”
