Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrated May 13 Turkish Language Day.
President Erdogan, in his post on Twitter, said, “We said (we will speak Turkish), we have always defended the interests of our country and the rights of the oppressed in Turkish. From now on, we will fight for our rights and justice by speaking Turkish.” he said.
“I congratulate the 13 May Turkish Language Day” with the Turkish flag emoji. The post, which includes the following statements, also includes a video of 1 minute and 20 seconds.
In the video, which includes the moments when Erdoğan addresses world leaders in Turkish and raises the Turkish Flag from the ground while taking a family photo with the leaders, Erdoğan’s question on a television program during his term as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is “If you become the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, what language should you use to communicate with the leaders of other countries?” I wonder what you would prefer? “I will speak Turkish.” The video of him replying, ” was also included.