Today is the day of those who say, “The world doesn’t recognize the TRNC, so what Republic are you celebrating?” and those who say, “Even if the world doesn’t recognize it, we have a country and a Republic of our own...”
In fact, today is a day to discuss why the TRNC, established 31 years ago, is not regarded by everyone as a state.
Given this, today is a day when our politicians should be lamenting that, while celebrating the founding of our Republic, they have failed to make our people feel that they have a state...
Today is a day when we need to think about many things; Today is a day when we need to ask ourselves why we have failed to make the children of this country love it...
Today is a day when we need to hold all past and present governments to account for failing to treat every citizen equally...
Today is a day when we need to consider how we can bring back to their country the people who have been forced to emigrate...
Today is a day when we need to examine why we have failed to instill in every citizen a sense of belonging to their country...
Today is a day when we need to come up with a plan to address why we don’t trust governments and how to tackle political corruption...
Today is a day when we need to think about and understand why, after 31 years, the nature or level of our relationship with Turkey has not been accepted by all our people...
Today is a day when we need to tell the people who ask, “If we are a state, why don’t we have a national anthem of our own?” why we don’t have a national anthem and, if we are going to have one, when that will be...
Today is a day when we need to answer to our ancestors, who gave their lives, devoted their lifetimes, and worked day and night for the founding of this country, for what we have done to the country they established...
Today is a day when we need to take a hard look at ourselves and face the facts...
In short, today is a day when we need to focus on all our shortcomings and take serious steps to address them...
In light of these facts, happy November 15 Republic Day...