Chief of general staff Basbug issues message marking anniversary of Kubilay assasination

In a message marking the 78th anniversary of the assassination of Lt. Kubilay by religious extremists in 1930, Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug yesterday said that the principle of secularism is the safeguard of Turkey's social democratic state under the rule of law. Underlining that harming the principle of secularism through futile political debates only causes problems, he added that Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will fight all threats to Turkey's national integrity and its indivisible territory. A ceremony will be held today in Menemen, Izmir to commemorate Kubilay and others slain 78 years ago.