This Wednesday is a public holiday in North Cyprus. The Turkish Republic Day is linked with the Youth and Sports Day and Victory Day that is celebrated to memorialize the beginning of Turkish War of Independence launched by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The Turkish Republic Day makes a final piece of chain events that happened during the War of Independence launched on 19 May, 1919.
After Anatolia was freed from foreign rule in 1919, the subsequent victory of Turkish troops on 30 August 1922 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk paved its way to the later declaration of independent Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923.
The day is celebrated in Turkey and in North Cyprus by attending performances and participating in traditional processions with flags and musical bands. The Turkish Republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed Republic Day as Turkey’s most important holiday.
In the evening of October 29 many cities have traditional processions with flags and musical bands to commemorate Republic Day in Turkey. The processions usually end with fireworks, which begin after dark.
