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"" ( en, "How happy is the one who says I am a Turk!") is a

motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...

of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk used this phrase in his speech delivered for the 10th Anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, on 29 October 1933 (

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) for the first time. In 1972, the Turkish Ministry of National Education added this phrase to the Student Oath. This was annulled by the AKP government in 2013, before it was reinstated by the

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in 2018. However, Ministry of Education appealed against the order and Council of State has again repealed Student Oath in 2021.

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