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One of the most fortunate things we have as citizens of the Republic, in terms of truly understanding who we are, is having a national anthem like the İstiklâl Marşı. The İstiklâl Marşı is a poem. This makes it a precious mirror, showing us both how vital poetry is in embodying a society’s beliefs and cultural heritage, and how our ancestors were in harmony with art as a nation whose national anthem is a poem. Sometimes, when I show people my poems, some tell me they do not understand poetry wel