Failure to include Atatürk in August 30 post drew major backlash: New post from the General Directorate of Security!
Following the criticism sparked by a post commemorating the August 30 Victory that omitted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from the famous photo at Afyon Kocatepe, the General Directorate of Security has made a new post for the August 30 Victory that includes him.
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The August 30 Great Offensive Victory post shared on the social media account of the General Directorate of Security had drawn major backlash.
While the name of the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was not even mentioned in the post, it was observed that Atatürk had been removed from the famous photo at Afyon Kocatepe in the image prepared.
THIS TIME, AN ATATÜRK POST WAS SHARED
Following the controversial post, the General Directorate of Security deleted the previous post and, in its new post for August 30, included the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The post is as follows:
Happy 103rd Anniversary of the Great Offensive, the symbol of our nation's struggle for independence. ????
— Turkish Police Service (@EmniyetGM) August 26, 2025
We commemorate our dear martyrs and heroic veterans with gratitude and appreciation, especially Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades-in-arms.#26August1922#GreatOffensive???? pic.twitter.com/QxKgEtak7H