Türkiye’s Family and Social Services Ministry marked National Family Week on Monday with a message stressing the need to protect and strengthen families, describing them as a cornerstone of the country’s future.
In a statement shared on social media, the ministry said National Family Week had begun to be celebrated across the country and highlighted the significance of family within the framework of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Family and Population Decade vision.
The ministry described the family as a key guarantee of the country's future, demographic structure and national strength, stressing that efforts to support families have become both a social responsibility and a strategic priority.
"Today, protecting and strengthening the family is not only a social issue but also a strategic responsibility concerning our country's future and a matter of national survival," the statement said.
The ministry also noted that this year's National Family Week coincides with Eid al-Adha (Qurban Bayram), describing the overlap as particularly meaningful because the holiday embodies the values of sharing, solidarity and unity. A video prepared for both occasions accompanied the ministry's message.
