Turkmenistan commemorated defenders of the Geoktepe fortress on January 12
131 years have passed since this fierce battle that defenders of the Geoktepe fortress waged fighting selflessly and courageously for every inch of their native land. On the Memorial Day the Turkmen people mourned over their heroes and bowed down before their fortitude. They mourned over those old men, women and young citizens of the Geoktepe fortress who together with valorous defenders withstood the superior numbers of enemy troops and those innocent victims who spilled their blood for the native land. Though they perished, their infinite love for the Motherland helped them to remain unconquerable. Their feat of arms, which will forever dwell in the people’s memory, still painfully echoes in the hearts of Turkmen citizens.
The flags were lowered throughout Turkmenistan to mark Memory Day. It is deeply symbolic that this year the mournful date has fallen on the blessed day, when the Turkmen people gather together on Thursday evening (anna agsamy) to commemorate their deceased relatives and their ancestors. Following the Muslim customs and the traditions of the Turkmen people, commemorative sadaqahs were given and a public prayers for the repose of the souls of our compatriots whose lives had been taken away during the Battle of Geoktepe and all sons and daughters who had sacrificed their lives for freedom and independence of the Motherland and protected the national identity and dignity.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the commemorative ceremony which took place in Geoktepe.
The cabinet ministers, the heads of the Mejlis, military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, diplomatic missions and representations accredited to Turkmenistan, khyakims of Ashgabat and velayats, members of the public organisations, journalists, mullahs and young citizens of the region participated in the ceremony. The ceremony venue was the square in front of the mosque built on the place where the Battle of Geoktepe that added the pages of unprecedented heroism and courage, dignity and valour to the history of the Turkmen people and become our great pride and deep sorrow had taken place.
Thousands of Turkmen citizens came there on that day to pay tribute to the fallen national heroes, relatives and friends, all the compatriots who had untimely deceased.
The Mufti of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the Council for religion under the President of Turkmenistan, the imam of Geoktepe Etrap, cabinet ministers, the heads of the Mejlis, military and law enforcement agencies and khyakims of Ashgabat and velayats greeted the Turkmen leader
Then the official part of the ceremony took place. On the square in front of the Geoktepe Mosque theatrical artists and musicians presented a bright theatrical and musical performance dedicated to courageous defenders of the Geoktepe fortress. The baton of the heroic and glorious traditions of the Turkmen people was symbolically passed to the younger generation during the performance. In the final ceremony participants expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for his unprecedented selfless efforts for the benefit and happiness of the Turkmen people and the prosperity of the Motherland.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov talked to the elders about their everyday concerns and wished them good health and long life. On behalf of citizens of Geoktepe the elders expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for his unceasing concern for the people’s welfare and titanic efforts to enrich the spiritual traditions of the nation and promote the ongoing ambitious reforms for the benefit of the Motherland.
Then the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and ceremony participants entered the Geoktepe Mosque where they participated in a public prayer. The Mufti of Turkmenistan and the imams of Ashgabat and all velayats read the ayats of the Holy Koran.
The prayers commemorating Turkmen heroes who had sacrificed their lives for freedom of the Motherland and all those who had died a hero’s death for the bright future of the Turkmen people were offered up in the halls of the Geoktepe Mosque crowded with ceremony participants.
The Turkmen leader left the Mosque after the public prayer was concluded. The President headed to the building where a commemorative sadaqa would take place. Addressing the Mufti and the heads of the Council for Religion under the President of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen leader focused on the importance of a contribution that the elders made to bringing up the younger generation to respect the ancestors’ lofty spiritual and moral principles and the age-old traditions of the Turkmen people and love devotedly the Motherland.
The Turkmen leader emphasized that the ancestors’ spiritual traditions formed for many millennia and existing as some kind of code of the high moral values must be cherished and passed on from one generation to another like the genuine guidelines for enhancing the ideals of humanism inherent in our nation. In this contest President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that religious figures were able to and must profoundly contribute to creating the society of the lofty humanistic concepts and spiritual perfection.
The mullahs assured that they would spare no effort to make a worthy contribution to fulfilling the tasks to develop the state and society particularly set by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in his keynote speech on the recent meeting with deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for creating the favourable conditions for their activity.
Before taking part in the commemorative meal, the Turkmen leader addressed ceremony participants. “Let Allah Almighty accept and bless all sadaqahs each of you are giving on the Memorial Day as a tribute to the memory of your deceased relatives and the prayers being offered up today for peace and wellbeing of our independent Motherland and the Turkmen people.”
Then the President of Turkmenistan gave the floor to the Mufti of Turkmenistan. The Mufti offered up a prayer.
After ceremony participants concluded the meal, they offered up the prayers for the peace of the souls of victims of the Battle of Geoktepe and all those who had sacrificed their lives for freedom of the Motherland, for peace and cohesion, prosperity and wellbeing of the native land.
“Let Allah Almighty accept all sadaqahs given and the prayers offered up today for the immaturely deceased. Let peace, happiness and wellbeing always reign in the Turkmen land.”
Then the Turkmen leader cordially bade farewell to ceremony participants and left Geoktepe.
131 years have passed since this fierce battle that defenders of the Geoktepe fortress waged fighting selflessly and courageously for every inch of their native land. On the Memorial Day the Turkmen people mourned over their heroes and bowed down before their fortitude. They mourned over those old men, women and young citizens of the Geoktepe fortress who together with valorous defenders withstood the superior numbers of enemy troops and those innocent victims who spilled their blood for the native land. Though they perished, their infinite love for the Motherland helped them to remain unconquerable. Their feat of arms, which will forever dwell in the people’s memory, still painfully echoes in the hearts of Turkmen citizens.
The flags were lowered throughout Turkmenistan to mark Memory Day. It is deeply symbolic that this year the mournful date has fallen on the blessed day, when the Turkmen people gather together on Thursday evening (anna agsamy) to commemorate their deceased relatives and their ancestors. Following the Muslim customs and the traditions of the Turkmen people, commemorative sadaqahs were given and a public prayers for the repose of the souls of our compatriots whose lives had been taken away during the Battle of Geoktepe and all sons and daughters who had sacrificed their lives for freedom and independence of the Motherland and protected the national identity and dignity.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the commemorative ceremony which took place in Geoktepe.
The cabinet ministers, the heads of the Mejlis, military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, diplomatic missions and representations accredited to Turkmenistan, khyakims of Ashgabat and velayats, members of the public organisations, journalists, mullahs and young citizens of the region participated in the ceremony. The ceremony venue was the square in front of the mosque built on the place where the Battle of Geoktepe that added the pages of unprecedented heroism and courage, dignity and valour to the history of the Turkmen people and become our great pride and deep sorrow had taken place.
Thousands of Turkmen citizens came there on that day to pay tribute to the fallen national heroes, relatives and friends, all the compatriots who had untimely deceased.
The Mufti of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the Council for religion under the President of Turkmenistan, the imam of Geoktepe Etrap, cabinet ministers, the heads of the Mejlis, military and law enforcement agencies and khyakims of Ashgabat and velayats greeted the Turkmen leader
Then the official part of the ceremony took place. On the square in front of the Geoktepe Mosque theatrical artists and musicians presented a bright theatrical and musical performance dedicated to courageous defenders of the Geoktepe fortress. The baton of the heroic and glorious traditions of the Turkmen people was symbolically passed to the younger generation during the performance. In the final ceremony participants expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for his unprecedented selfless efforts for the benefit and happiness of the Turkmen people and the prosperity of the Motherland.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov talked to the elders about their everyday concerns and wished them good health and long life. On behalf of citizens of Geoktepe the elders expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for his unceasing concern for the people’s welfare and titanic efforts to enrich the spiritual traditions of the nation and promote the ongoing ambitious reforms for the benefit of the Motherland.
Then the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and ceremony participants entered the Geoktepe Mosque where they participated in a public prayer. The Mufti of Turkmenistan and the imams of Ashgabat and all velayats read the ayats of the Holy Koran.
The prayers commemorating Turkmen heroes who had sacrificed their lives for freedom of the Motherland and all those who had died a hero’s death for the bright future of the Turkmen people were offered up in the halls of the Geoktepe Mosque crowded with ceremony participants.
The Turkmen leader left the Mosque after the public prayer was concluded. The President headed to the building where a commemorative sadaqa would take place. Addressing the Mufti and the heads of the Council for Religion under the President of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen leader focused on the importance of a contribution that the elders made to bringing up the younger generation to respect the ancestors’ lofty spiritual and moral principles and the age-old traditions of the Turkmen people and love devotedly the Motherland.
The Turkmen leader emphasized that the ancestors’ spiritual traditions formed for many millennia and existing as some kind of code of the high moral values must be cherished and passed on from one generation to another like the genuine guidelines for enhancing the ideals of humanism inherent in our nation. In this contest President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that religious figures were able to and must profoundly contribute to creating the society of the lofty humanistic concepts and spiritual perfection.
The mullahs assured that they would spare no effort to make a worthy contribution to fulfilling the tasks to develop the state and society particularly set by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in his keynote speech on the recent meeting with deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for creating the favourable conditions for their activity.
Before taking part in the commemorative meal, the Turkmen leader addressed ceremony participants. “Let Allah Almighty accept and bless all sadaqahs each of you are giving on the Memorial Day as a tribute to the memory of your deceased relatives and the prayers being offered up today for peace and wellbeing of our independent Motherland and the Turkmen people.”
Then the President of Turkmenistan gave the floor to the Mufti of Turkmenistan. The Mufti offered up a prayer.
After ceremony participants concluded the meal, they offered up the prayers for the peace of the souls of victims of the Battle of Geoktepe and all those who had sacrificed their lives for freedom of the Motherland, for peace and cohesion, prosperity and wellbeing of the native land.
“Let Allah Almighty accept all sadaqahs given and the prayers offered up today for the immaturely deceased. Let peace, happiness and wellbeing always reign in the Turkmen land.”
Then the Turkmen leader cordially bade farewell to ceremony participants and left Geoktepe.