National Sovereignty Concert organized at TBMM
At the concert held in front of the Honor Gate of the Parliament, the concert of the Turkey Century Orchestra and Choir, consisting of AK Party Istanbul Deputy and composer Yücel Arzen Hacıoğulları and 150 people, started with the poem of the Poet of Independence Mehmet Akif Ersoy to the Çanakkale Martyrs.
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- Published Date: 10:06 | 22 April 2024
- Modified Date: 10:19 | 22 April 2024
The "April 23rd March," specially composed by Hacıoğulları, was sung for the first time by four child soloists. While the march was being sung, a Palestinian scarf was displayed on the stage.
At the end of the concert, which attracted great interest from the citizens, TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş presented flowers to Yücel Arzen Hacıoğulları.
After the concert, a light and mapping show depicting Turkish history from past to present was performed.
The show projected onto the surface of the main building of the Parliament depicted the time from 1071 to 2024.
In the approximately 8-minute light and mapping show, a reference was made to the sovereignty of the nation with the phrase "The sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation."