Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Every year on May 19, Türkiye celebrates the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth, and Sports Day (Atatürk’ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı), which marks Mustafa Kemal’s landing at Samsun on May 19, 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence and the emergence of modern Türkiye. Mustafa Kemal is now more commonly known as Atatürk. His precise birthday […]