Posted on 04/11/2015 5:46:02 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was welcomed during a ceremony on April 10 with the "New Turkey Anthem" performed by an Ottoman military band, which praised him as "Our Leader."
During the inauguration ceremony for New Turkey Strategic Research Center in the Gölbaşı neighborhood of Ankara, Erdoğan listened to the anthem, composed by writer and former politician Hasan Celal Güzel. The Mehter band of Ankara Municipality performed the anthem.
"The struggle for New Turkey is our Red Apple," Erdoğan said in reference to the lyrics in his speech.
Denoting the mythical Turkish land in Central Asia, "Red Apple" is a symbol of Pan-Turkism and its utopic ideal.
Güzel's lyrics praise Erdoğan as "Our Leader," before mentioning historic figures Attila the Hun, Oghuz Han, Alparslan, the Ottoman Empire's founder Osman Gazi, Mehmed the Conqueror, Selim I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Abdulhamid II and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
what are the chances??
“New Turkey Anthem” performed by an Obama “civilian’ military band, which praised him as “Our Great Leader.”
Erdogan will have to fight Al-Baghdadi for the title of Caliph.
Yeah he is truly a psycho.
I see he’s now demanding the release of Morsi.
Obunga isn’t going to be satisfied with some warmed-over number from Turkey. He’ll resurrect John Philip Sousa and George M. Cohan and command them to compose an epic three act musical for him!/S
well we know Obie’s no TOM....Turkey.....
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