Meral Akşener, Chairman of the IYI Party, used the following expressions in his message written on 19 May:
“Great Turkish Nation;
May 19, 1919 is the sun rising from the horizon of the Turkish Nation with dark clouds over it. It is the rebellion that breaks the chains while the country and nation are surrounded by seven fronts. This happy voyage with Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his fellow soldiers on a makeshift ship is the cornerstone of today’s modern Republic.
If we have come from Edirne to Kars, from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, we can determine our future, we owe it to the passengers of the Bandırma Ferry. The Turkish Nation once again made history on what it could accomplish with the right leader on 19 May. May 19, 1919 is a history above politics. It cries out to our nation in joy and grief, today and tomorrow that we are partners and that our hearts are beating together. Let’s not forget that we are on the SAME in every situation and condition. I remember all the heroes of that blessed adventure and our independence war, especially the great commander Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his gunmates, with mercy, gratitude and gratitude. Let the spirits shake and their places be heaven. May the Turkish nation exist. ”