Turkey
- Language
- Turkish
- Anthem
- İstiklâl Marşı
- Duration
- 1:16
- Status
- Today, "İstiklâl Marşı" remains the national anthem of Türkiye, with its lyrics sung to Zeki Üngör's music, and is also used in the Turkish areas of northern Cyprus.
Turkey National Anthem History
İstiklâl Marşı · İstiklal Marşı
The "İstiklâl Marşı" was adopted as Turkey's national anthem on March 12, 1921, with lyrics by Mehmet Âkif Ersoy. Its current musical arrangement by Zeki Üngör was adopted in 1930, after an initial composition was used for six years.
Turkey
İstiklâl Marşı
History timeline
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1921
Mehmet Âkif Ersoy's poem, selected from 724 submissions, was unanimously adopted as the anthem's words.
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1924
Music composed by Ali Rifat Çagatay was adopted following a competition, used for six years.
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1930
The musical arrangement by Zeki Üngör was adopted, which has been used ever since.
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1938
The anthem was temporarily used by the short-lived Republic of Hatay until its union with Turkey in 1939.
Though Ersoy's poem has ten verses, only the first two are typically sung as the national anthem.