08-Jun-2026 14:19:59
[UTC] 29OCT2018 - Holiday Today - Turkey
Turkey - Republic Day
Republic Day in Turkey is celebrated on October 29. It is a public holiday that commemorates the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. The celebration begins at 1:00 pm on October 28 and lasts thirty-five hours.
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War, the Turkish War of Independence began. The independence struggle was led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who is regarded as the founder of modern Turkey and the Father of the Nation.
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