In Levent's version, he includes a speech honoring specific resistance groups and heroes like Kara Fatma, Sütçü İmam, and others. 🎸 For Musicians If you want to play along, here are the basics for guitar: İzmir Marşı Chords by Haluk Levent
"İzmir'in dağlarında çiçekler açar / Altın güneş orda sırmalar saçar." (Flowers bloom in the mountains of İzmir / The golden sun scatters its gilding there).
The lyrics describe flowers blooming on the mountains of İzmir and honor .
While originally composed around 1923, Levent’s rock arrangement brought the anthem to a younger generation, often going viral during national holidays.