November 11 National Afforestation Day Program

I would like to express my gratitude for participating in this event. Today, we are here not only for a ceremony, but also to breathe new life into our future and to contribute to our homeland. I wish November 11th to be a day of national celebration for our country, our people and our environment. I would like to express my gratitude to all of our citizens who have come here to plant trees in order to reunite the land with the foundations. I always say, even if you know that tomorrow is the day of judgment, we are members of a faith that says, plant the seed in your hand. We need to pay more attention to the preservation of nature in a process in which environmental pollution and climate change directly affect our lives. We see our forests not only as a tree, but also as a breath, as a source of life. For this reason, we are taking the necessary steps in line with our goal of zero emissions in 2053 and our vision of the Green Revolution. In the last 23 years, we have brought together 7.5 billion seeds and seeds with soil. We have increased our forest to 23.4 million hectares. Today, 30% of our country is covered with forests. According to a report published by the United Nations, Turkey ranks 6th among the countries that have increased their forest areas the most in 2020. According to the same report, we ranked 4th in the world in 2025. In addition, we ranked 3rd by increasing our place in the list of the highest countries in the annual forest area. These proud numbers are the clearest indication of our nation's effort, our state's determination, and the effort of our forest organization. I thank our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for their contribution to this success, our Forest General Directorate, our civil society institutions, and our volunteers from the bottom of my heart. Dear brothers and sisters, As a result of climate change, the risk of forest fires is increasing year by year. Against these fires, our Forest General Directorate, the heroes of our organization, our forest fire volunteers, and the institution, institution and our citizens who gave their hearts for the green homeland, fought with their lives. In the sky, our unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters, planes, land vehicles, work machines, forest heroes, all worked day and night to protect the green homeland. Unfortunately, during this struggle, 17 of them died in this summer season. We buried 160 heroes and forest martyrs from the past to the present. I wish patience to each of them, God's mercy, and their families. We continue to protect their relics and their struggles. Here today, we are starting a new mobilization by saying that our martyrs are the land, our signature is Fidan, our love is the green homeland. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry has announced the goal of 550 million Fidan and seeds for a year. With the support of our forest organization and our citizens, I believe that this figure will reach 600 million. With the intense participation of our citizens in the Fidan planting areas in 922 districts in 1981, we will break the record of planting Fidan in one day with you today, God willing. We will reunite every piece of homeland with green, life, and hope. I thank everyone who will participate in the event in advance. Thank you, be well, be entrusted to God, stay healthy. We would like to thank President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and extend our respects to him. We would like to invite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the stage for a while. Now, we would like to invite our Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr. İbrahim Yumakli, and our General Director of Forestry, Mr. Bekir Karacabey, to the stage. Dear President, This painting is a meaningful work that symbolizes the cycle of nature and that nothing is without purpose. This painting, consisting of leaves and seeds of various species, represents our ancient civilization with the moon-star motif. This work, which is made of more than 300 seeds, symbolizes the continuity of forest and life. It is a valuable work. It was presented to our President by our Minister and General Director of Forestry. Thank you very much. Dear President, With your permission, before the planting ceremony, I would like to invite our Ministers, the President of the Grand Union Party, Mr. Hüseyin Hazırları, to the stage. And we would like to invite our deputies to the stage. Amen. I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon our Messenger Muhammad and upon his family and companions. O Allah, make our country and all Muslim countries safe and secure, O Lord of the worlds. O God of the worlds and O Most Merciful of the merciful. O our Lord, who has bestowed on us a thousand blessings from the earth. Let there be eternal praise to You. Make our praise, thanksgiving, and servanthood everlasting, O Allah. For as long as we live, let us not be separated from faith, righteousness, truthfulness, and guidance, O Allah. Even if you knew that the Day of Judgment would come, by saying, unite your hand with the soil, we send salatu salam to the Master of the universe, our Master Muhammad, who encourages us to goodness, goodness, and righteousness at all times. Make our love and dependence on him everlasting, O Allah. O Allah, accept this meaningful event, which is a sign of our love for the green homeland, as a means of charity for each of us, O Allah. O Lord of the worlds, make us not from those who destroy the earth, but from those who revive it with justice and mercy, O Allah. O Allah, make us from those who can look at man, the universe, things, and all existence with a view of lesson and wisdom, O Allah. Bless our land. Make our water and air clean. Make our homeland prosperous, O Allah. Give mercy, blessings, and ease to every part of our homeland, O Allah. For the unity and togetherness of our homeland, for our call to prayer, for our flag, for our sanctity, especially for our martyrs who sacrificed their lives, while protecting our green homeland, we remember all our martyrs who sacrificed their lives with mercy and gratitude. Protect our nation, our homeland from all kinds of poverty, distress, disasters, and calamities, O Allah. For the conquest of good, for the defense of evil, for the safety of our nation and homeland, for the pleasure of Allah. Dastur u'yubana bi sirri surat al-Fatiha. A green dream is poured from the mountains, its roots are deep. Its branches extend to the horizon, the secret of the earth. This love unites with the sky. Who can explain it? A green homeland, our hearts are golden. Unity brings life to Turkey. Leaf by leaf, every moment is full of hope. This love never ends, a never-ending command. Our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who prioritizes our green homeland for our future, who is always at the service of our nation, A history in every branch, every leaf. This is our breath. Greetings to the sky, a pledge to the earth. A green homeland, our hearts are golden. Unity brings life to Turkey. Leaf by leaf, every moment is full of hope. This love never ends, a never-ending command. A tree, a life, a forest, a world. It is rooted with love, it grows, an endless dream. As we give hand to hand, this bond strengthens. Tomorrows are green, hopes rise. It is rooted with love, it grows, an endless dream. Brotherhood, heaven, heaven, Turkey. Leaves in the trees, green homeland, my children. Turkey, Turkey. My dear comrade, my home, my homeland. Leaves in the trees, green homeland, my children. Turkey, Turkey. My dear comrade, my home, my homeland. They will give life to this moment. We will witness this most meaningful moment together. And in this area where we are, with the contributions of our dear citizens, we will unite 30,000 pidans on the ground. Yes, we are watching this moment with excitement and enthusiasm. Yes, right now, our dear President, they are giving life to the pidan erected on his behalf. With this life, there will be breath in the future. We are witnessing this moment together. We are praying to God that every pidan that is united with the homeland will have a root in the future. This homeland, our heart and our homeland. The one that gave life to Turkey. Do it, do it, this love will not end. An endless command. The song of the wind, the song of the birds. In the shadow of peace, the rustle of the branches. Yes, we say good luck to our country, to our nation. Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who honored us with his presence, our program, and his participation, offers our thanks. And we send our respects and strong applause to our dear President. We thank our Turkish friends and children who have been in this square since the dawn of the new century.