Defenses of the Lieutenants who say “We are Mustafa Kemal’s soldiers”:
▪️Lieutenant Ebru Eroğlu: I am proud to be a soldier of Mustafa Kemal. The cadet spirit inside me never dies. Even if my rank is taken from my shoulder, I will always live this spirit in my heart.
▪️Lieutenant Gazi Kılıç: I am an honorable Turkish officer who is loyal to the Turkish Armed Forces and a follower of Atatürk. A uniform is not a requirement to serve the country.
▪️Lieutenant Serhat Gündar: My only worry is the possibility of not being able to repay my debt of service to the Turkish nation who raised me and deemed me worthy of this uniform and rank .
▪️Lieutenant İzzet Akarsu: I will always follow the footsteps of the Great Leader Atatürk. As a child of the Turkish future, I was born with honor, I lived with honor, and I will die with honor.
▪️Lieutenant Deniz Demirtaş: People come and go, but Atatürkism is what will remain eternal.