Türkiye on Friday is celebrating the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day, a milestone day marking the start of the nation’s War of Independence.
May 19, 1919 was the day when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-later founding father of the Republic of Türkiye-arrived within the Black Sea metropolis of Samsun from Istanbul to launch the battle that 4 years later remodeled the nation into trendy Türkiye.
Ataturk was assigned the submit of Inspector General of the Ottoman Armies to Anatolia when Istanbul, then the Ottoman Empire‘s capital, was beneath occupation of the Allied forces.
He acted in opposition to the orders he was given by the Ottoman authorities and began the motion that later changed into the War of Independence.
He hooked up nice significance to the date he set foot in Samsun and thought of May 19 as his birthday when he was requested to offer an actual date.
In 1938, Ataturk devoted May 19 to the youth of the Turkish nation as Youth and Sports Day-a nationwide vacation that sees younger folks participate in sporting and cultural actions with official ceremonies throughout the nation.
Young folks have a good time the day by visiting Anitkabir, Ataturk’s mausoleum, and likewise by organizing sports activities and cultural actions.
As a part of the celebrations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be part of younger folks in a picnic in Istanbul.
Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu can even meet younger folks coming from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and 81 provinces of Türkiye and can go to Anitkabir.
Other Turkish officers and political figures additionally mark May 19 and are scheduled to attend numerous occasions through the day.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
