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The İstiklâl Marşı (Independence March) is the Turkish National Anthem, officially adopted on March 12, 1921 - two years before the October 29, 1923 establishment of the modern day Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War of Independence, and as a heroic anthem for the Republic that was to be established once victory was achieved.
Penned by Mehmet Akif Ersoy and ultimately composed by Osman Zeki Üngör, the overall theme is one of undying...
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