There is a reaction to Fatih Erbakan's post commemorating Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

10.11.2025 20:20

The leader of the New Welfare Party, Fatih Erbakan, published a message on his social media account to mark the 87th anniversary of the death of the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Erbakan's failure to mention "Atatürk" in his message was met with criticism from certain groups.

Political figures shared consecutive messages on their social media accounts due to the 87th anniversary of the passing of the founder of our Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. One of these figures was Fatih Erbakan, the Chairman of the New Welfare Party.

"WE REMEMBER OUR SACRED MARTYRS WITH MERCY"

In his message, Fatih Erbakan stated, "We remember with mercy Gazi Mustafa Kemal, whom we lost 87 years ago on November 10, all the heroes of the independence struggle, and our sacred martyrs who sacrificed their lives for this land."

Here is Erbakan's post;

NOT USING "ATATÜRK" DREW REACTIONS

It was noteworthy that Erbakan did not use the term "Atatürk" in his message. Some social media users expressed their reactions in the comments under Erbakan's post, saying, "Finally, you will say 'Atatürk'", "Is it hard to say Atatürk?", "Can't you say Atatürk?", "You will write Atatürk, Atatürk", "You will say Atatürk", "You will say Mustafa Kemal Atatürk".