Yunus Emre Institute continues to organize events in different parts of the world to mark the anniversaries of historical events that shaped the fate of the Turkish nation.

In cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Tirana and Shkoder Yunus Emre Institute, a series of events on March 18 Martyrs' and Çanakkale Naval Victory Remembrance Day and the life and works of Mehmet Akif Ersoy were organized in Shkoder.

WREATH LAID AT HASAN RIZA PASHA MONUMENT

The event series started with the laying of a wreath at the Hasan Rıza Pasha Monument and was attended by Turkish Ambassador to Tirana Tayyar Kağan Atay, Tirana Yunus Emre Institute Coordinator Ömer Osman Demirbaş, TIKA Tirana Coordinator Emine Gizem Başkan, Deputy Mayor of Shkoder Ardit Qylybyli, Military Attaché of the Turkish Embassy in Tirana Colonel Muhammet Kelami Kablay, representatives of Turkish and local institutions and organizations.

Delivering the protocol speeches at the commemoration ceremony held at the monument, Turkish Ambassador to Tirana Tayyar Kağan Atay stated that they gathered on the occasion of March 18 Martyrs' Remembrance Day and the 108^th anniversary of the Çanakkale Naval Victory.

Atay wished Allah's mercy to those who lost their lives in the earthquake in Türkiye, condolences to their grieving families and a speedy recovery to the injured, and expressed his gratitude to Albania for their solidarity and support to Türkiye in the wake of the disaster.

"HASAN RIZA PASHA, WITH HIS EPIC STRUGGLE IN SHKODER, AND MANY BRAVE SOULS OF SHKODER, WITH THEIR STRUGGLE IN ÇANAKKALE, HAVE GONE DOWN ON HISTORY AS HEROES"

Atay emphasized that he was honored to celebrate the 108th anniversary of the March 18 Çanakkale Naval Victory, which turned the Turkish nation's bitter fate around, in a city as special as Shkoder: "As two nations that have lived together for five centuries and shared the same destiny, we are once again together to celebrate and commemorate this blessed victory and all our martyrs at the Memorial of Hasan Rıza Pasha, the defender of Shkoder, as we do every year. Hasan Rıza Pasha and Shkoder have a special place in the heart of our nation. Hasan Rıza Pasha, with his epic struggle in Shkoder, and many brave souls of Shkoder, with their struggle in Çanakkale, have gone down in history as heroes.”

Atay noted that Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the poet of the Anthem of Independence, is one of the key figures of the National Struggle and one of the most important common values of the Turkish and Albanian nations that have lived together in peace for centuries.

"ÇANAKKALE FROM THE PEN OF MEHMET AKİF ERSOY" PANEL ORGANIZED 

A panel on "Çanakkale from the Pen of Mehmet Akif Ersoy" was organized at Luigj Gurakuqi University in Shkoder.

Representatives of institutions and organizations from Türkiye and Albania, researchers, academics and students attended the panel.

Turkish Ambassador to Tirana Tayyar Kağan Atay made the opening speeches of the panel and talked about the solidarity of Albania after the earthquakes in Türkiye, the life of Mehmet Akif Ersoy and the cooperation with Albanian institutions.

Erzen Koperaj and Sereta Koperaj participated in the panel with their presentations on "Mehmet Akif and his writings about the Battle of Çanakkale" and "The Battle of Çanakkale or the Battle of Gallipoli" respectively.

COMMEMORATION PROGRAM WAS HELD AT SHKODER YUNUS EMRE INSTITUTE

After the panel, a commemoration program was organized at the Shkoder Yunus Emre Institute. The trainees of Shkoder Yunus Emre Institute recited poems in Turkish and Albanian in the program.

The program ended with the screening of a documentary about the life and works of Mehmet Akif Ersoy.