The republican day of Turkey

The republic day of Turkey, 29th of October, is a very special day for Turkey and the Turkish people. The Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed Republic Day as Turkey's most important holiday. On this day people attend performances and participate in traditional processions with flags and musical bands. This day marks the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. After Turkey's victory in the war of independence (1919-1923), the Turkish parliament proclaimed the new Turkish state as a republic. Even though this is such a beautiful victory that makes me really proud of being a part of this beautiful republic, I am also sad to say that the creation of the Turkish republic was the ending of the Ottoman Empire. We celebrated the republic day at Ortaköy here in Istanbul, their was a beautiful arrangement. At 19:00 there were fireworks released from the two bridges of Istanbul. It was so beautiful!

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