Mustafa Kemal Atatürk signing the Treaty
Republic Day or Cumhuriyet Bayramı is an official Turkish Holiday and celebrated every year on October 29.
Republic Day or Cumhuriyet Bayramı, is the anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic. This is usually a city celebration in Kaş, arguably one of the largest and best in Turkey.
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This happens every year so plan to attend this event on the Kaş town square.
Republic Day celebration, Kaş, Turkey
All official government offices and schools are closed, there are celebrations all over the country and in Ankara, government and other officials participate.
School students present programs and flags are everywhere. People sing songs, frequently play marching music, and at night, the entertainment continues where there will be fireworks, dancing, music, food and other entertainment.
Some History:
The Turkish War of Independence(Turkish: Kurtuluş Savaşı or İstiklâl Harbi); was from May 19, 1919 – October 29, 1923.
Atatürk exiting the first Grand National Assembly Building
During this war, Turkish nationalists announced on March 1920, that the Turkish nation was establishing its own Parliament in Ankara under the name The Grand National Assembly (Turkish: Büyük Millet Meclisi). The GNA declared full governmental powers and on April 23, 1920, the new Assembly gathered for the first time, making Mustafa Kemal its first president and Ismet Inonü chief of the General Staff.
After the successful military campaigns against Greek, Italian and French troops, the new Turkish government, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, forced the Allies to abandon the Treaty of Sèvres and negotiated the Treaty of Lausanne in July 1923, returning Anatolia and Eastern Thrace within the borders of the country and thereby recognising the formation of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923.
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