A commemoration program was organized in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on the occasion of "March 12 Adoption of the National Anthem and Mehmet Akif Ersoy Commemoration Week" and "March 18 Martyrs' Memorial Day and the 109th anniversary of the Çanakkale Naval Victory".

Abuja Embassy Temporary Charge d'Affaires İmdat Karakoç, foreign mission representatives and many guests attended the commemoration program held at Yunus Emre Institute (YEI) in Abuja.

In the program, which started with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, Karakoç made a speech about the meaning and importance of the day. Karakoç stated that the Çanakkale Victory was the victory of faith, determination, solidarity, sacrifice, unity and solidarity.

Saying that the unity, brotherhood and solidarity exhibited in Çanakkale brought victory to the Turkish nation and that the seeds of the War of Independence and the Republic were sown under the leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Karakoç used the following expressions:

"The Çanakkale Victory once again showed the struggle and noble spirit of our nation to the whole world, and, to put it in the concise words of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the Poet of our National Anthem, it protected the independence and future that are our nation's right."

Abuja YEI Coordinator Musa Erbaş stated that the spirit of Çanakkale is the symbol of the Turkish nation's struggle for existence.

Also in the program, Turkish Religious Foundation Abuja Religious Services Advisor Hüseyin Ortaç read the Quran and prayers for all the martyrs. In the program where a video was shown, the National Anthem was read by Nigerian children and then the exhibition was opened.