Turkey Republic Day: October 29
Turkey celebrates Republic Day as a public holiday.
Republic Day in Turkey is a Public holiday. Turkey celebrates, on October 29, the anniversary of becoming a Republic Nation.
History of Turkey Republic Day
Turkey has been home to a variety of different peoples – Hittites, Urartians, Phyrgians and Lydians and was the heartland of the Byzantine Empire for over 1000 years. Later, from the 11^th century Turkey was constantly invaded and the Ottoman Empire. Thus the Turkish history can be characterized as a struggle between the forces of absolutism and reform. In 1914, Turkey became embroiled in World War I on the side of Germany and ended the war on the losing side. As result most of the remaining Ottoman possessions came under the control of the British and French with the support of the newly-formed League of Nations.
The attempt of the victorious Allies to control the Anatolian territory led to the Turkish War of Independence (1918-23). Defeated and discredited, the Ottoman dynasty was overthrown in 1923 by a revolutionary movement led by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. He successfully established a single-party republic and laid the foundations of modern Turkey. Republic Day is celebrated on October 29 and marks the day in 1923 when Turkey’s constitution was changed, freeing it from the grasp of the Ottoman Empire, to become a republic. Turkey as a Republic was formally recognized by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.
Turkey Republic Day – Traditions, Customs and Activities
Republic day In Turkey is a national holiday throughout the country and ceremonies and events take place to honor the founder of the republic and the country’s first prime minister, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Usually the commemorative events begin in the afternoon of the previous day.
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