On the 103rd anniversary of the adoption of the Turkish National Anthem, an event was organized to commemorate our poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy and to touch upon the importance of our struggle for independence on March 12, the day our National Anthem was adopted. As part of the event held on 12.03.2024 between 14:00-15:00 in K-505, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer Gülşen talked about the place and importance of Mehmet Akif Ersoy in Turkish literature, the writing process of the Turkish National Anthem, and our struggle for independence.