Kurtulmuş published a message on his social media account marking the 755th anniversary of Hacı Bektaş Veli’s passing.

In his message, Kurtulmuş commemorated Hacı Bektaş Veli with mercy and respect, saying that he had contributed to Anatolia’s national and spiritual unity and to an understanding based on love, tolerance and brotherhood.
Kurtulmuş said Hacı Bektaş Veli continued to illuminate hearts and strengthen the nation’s unity and solidarity through the principle of “let us be one, great and alive.”