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President Akşener speaks at Baku Hall after Ali Kerimli is sworn into office

"First and foremost I would like to congratulate the new President of our brother country in the peaceful transition of power between the last administration to this one. Today Azerbaijan prospers as it seeks to duplicate the success of the Turkish Republic, which it without doubt has done. Azerbaijan and Turkey are forever connected with the brotherhood of being the descendants of the Oghuz. We have a saying, that both our people have used even in the times of the Ottoman Empire. Something that continues to be true, and forever will be between the Oghuz people. Two people, one nation. For us Turks, Azerbaijan is our home. For you, my Azeri brothers and sisters, Turkey is your home. The sacred duty our people share to protect one another has been seen over and over again in the pages of history. The Azeri nation, like the Turkish one continues to believe in the basic principles that have made the Oghuz so successful. That all people in our nations are one, that all people in Azerbaijan and Turkey are brothers. That the brotherhood between our people can never be challenged. Ankara and Baku stood as brothers in the past, today stand as brothers and will till the end of time continue to do so. Turkey and Azerbaijans destiny are not two separate ones, but a single destiny of the Oghuz people. Thank you for this honour, and I personally look forward to working closely with President Ali Kerimli going forward. Thank you."

ATV Host Erkan Tan

During his regular shows ending when the Mehter is played as a send off, Ekran Tan had some harsh words against the on going protests in Athens

"Play the Mehter, louder and louder, let it echo so those we poured into the sea can hear it. Let it echo so that the defeated race can hear what the song of victory sounds like. We are their worst nightmare, since we arrived in Anatolia breaking through Malazgirt, our people made Anatolia our home. Moving past that into İstanbul where we raised up high the crimson banner, throwing down the sorry excuse of a banner the Byzantine carried. Allahu ekbar was our battle cry as the Turks made Kibris, Girit, Selanik, Rodos, Midilli, Sisam, Limni, İkarya and many more places across the Ege. They continue to cry as the mehter grows louder and louder, reminding of their history that writes nothing but failure and defeat. The days of war are far behind us for the sake of fairness. Yet somehow burning flags, attacking a student, a mother and her child will bring back the glory that a people never had. Cry your heart our in Athens, we will drink our tea in İstanbul, we will smoke our hookah in Selanik, we will eat our kebab in İzmir, we will drink our raki in Girit and we will raise our flag up high across all that the Greeks cry over. Raise the volume of the Mehter! O glorious army, O glorious soldier, come on to bravery, our valiant army. One hand shielded, the dagger in the other. For the Turkish commanders, everything is victorious, all our mouths sing the same tune. Allahu Ekbar, Allahu Ebkar, our army will always be victorious!"

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