Türkiye Marks Republic Day with Nationwide Celebrations
(MENAFN) Türkiye is commemorating the 103rd anniversary of the establishment of its republic on Thursday, with official ceremonies, cultural activities and public festivities taking place nationwide, particularly in the capital, Ankara.
Turkish flags are being displayed at homes, workplaces and public locations as citizens mark the national occasion.
Municipal authorities are organizing concerts, cultural programs and community events, while families are gathering in parks, public squares and other shared spaces to celebrate.
In major cities, festivities are expected to continue into the evening with parades and fireworks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who founded the Republic of Türkiye.
The republic was proclaimed by Ataturk on Oct. 29, 1923, establishing a new political system based on national sovereignty. The Turkish Grand National Assembly subsequently elected him as the country’s first president.
The founding of the republic followed the Turkish War of Independence, led by Ataturk and the national movement against foreign occupation and efforts to divide Anatolia after World War I.
The national movement’s victory laid the groundwork for an independent state in which political authority derived from the nation rather than a hereditary monarch.
Following the republic’s establishment, Türkiye embarked on extensive reforms designed to reshape its political, legal, educational and social institutions.
Under Ataturk’s leadership, the country modernized its legal and educational systems, broadened access to public education and introduced changes aimed at developing a modern nation-state.
Republic Day commemorates the achievement of national independence, the principle that sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation and the commitment to a republican system whose institutions are founded on reason and citizenship.
Turkish flags are being displayed at homes, workplaces and public locations as citizens mark the national occasion.
Municipal authorities are organizing concerts, cultural programs and community events, while families are gathering in parks, public squares and other shared spaces to celebrate.
In major cities, festivities are expected to continue into the evening with parades and fireworks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who founded the Republic of Türkiye.
The republic was proclaimed by Ataturk on Oct. 29, 1923, establishing a new political system based on national sovereignty. The Turkish Grand National Assembly subsequently elected him as the country’s first president.
The founding of the republic followed the Turkish War of Independence, led by Ataturk and the national movement against foreign occupation and efforts to divide Anatolia after World War I.
The national movement’s victory laid the groundwork for an independent state in which political authority derived from the nation rather than a hereditary monarch.
Following the republic’s establishment, Türkiye embarked on extensive reforms designed to reshape its political, legal, educational and social institutions.
Under Ataturk’s leadership, the country modernized its legal and educational systems, broadened access to public education and introduced changes aimed at developing a modern nation-state.
Republic Day commemorates the achievement of national independence, the principle that sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation and the commitment to a republican system whose institutions are founded on reason and citizenship.
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