The members of the National Will Platform, formed by 308 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Turkey, held a press conference at the General Headquarters of the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) in Eyüpsultan. The platform members made a joint call for participation in the action to be held on January 1st at the Galata Bridge with slogans such as "We Are Awakening the World," "Yesterday Ayasofya, today Umayyad, tomorrow Al-Aqsa," and "A Sun is Rising." TO BE HELD AFTER THE MORNING PRAYER ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE YEARİbrahim Beşinci, the President of TÜGVA, speaking on behalf of the platform, stated that they will gather for the morning prayer at Ayasofya Mosque, Sultanahmet, Süleymaniye, New Mosque, and Fatih Mosque on the first day of the new year to pray for the martyrs and will walk to the Galata Bridge accompanied by processions. Beşinci invited all citizens to the Galata Bridge, saying, "As members of a civilization that has always stood by the oppressed and against the oppressor and tyranny throughout history, we are raising our voices, and on the first morning of the year, we are awakening the world. Our excitement is complete, our faith is high. Just as the chains were broken yesterday at Ayasofya, today the Umayyad has been freed from captivity, surely tomorrow Al-Aqsa will also gain its freedom. A sun is rising now. The whole world will hear this truth," he said. BILAL ERDOĞAN: WE WILL CONTINUE TO CRY OUT AGAINST THE OPPRESSOR'S OPPRESSIONBilal Erdoğan, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Science Dissemination Foundation and a Member of the High Advisory Board of TÜGVA, expressed that they will continue to defend the rights of the oppressed, stating: "In order to end the genocide perpetrated by Israel's Nazi, apartheid regime, for our Palestinian brothers to gain their freedom, just as we organized various activities throughout 2024 starting from the event we held on January 1st at Galata Bridge, we will continue to raise our voices, cry out against the oppressor's oppression, and defend the rights of the oppressed, gathering together with our families and children at Galata Bridge after our morning prayers starting from the morning of January 1st, 2025, without giving up."
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