turkish → English transcript

Today, once again, with the utmost reverence, we commemorate Sultan Alparslan—who tied his horse’s tail and fearlessly charged the enemy—and his army.

From the first raids before Ahlat and Malazgirt, from the first days of the conquest to today, we beseech Almighty God’s mercy upon all our martyrs and veterans who sacrificed their lives for the homeland, for the flag, for the nation and the ummah.

That mighty will which routed the enemy on the Rahva Plain at Malazgirt and flung open the very gates of Anatolia is right here today.

Right now, before the pulpit at Malazgirt where the warriors swore oaths in God’s name, and above the hands raised to God, I all but see the green curtain on the pulpit billowing with the wind that blows from the battlefields.