"The 'State of the Nation' message in Turkey is traditionally delivered by the President of the Republic at the opening session of the Grand National Assembly on November 1st every year. In his 1952 message, an unofficial translation of which is reproduced in this booklet, President Bayar reviewed the achievements of the Turkish people in the course of 1952 and defined the basic principles that inspire them toward further progress in 1953"--P. 1.