Ashraf AboArafe
Amidst a large diplomatic, media, political and artistic presence, the Turkish Embassy celebrated the 100th National Day at the residence of the Turkish Ambassador in Cairo, Salih Mutlu Şen.
Ambassador Mutlu opened the ceremony by observing a minute of silence for the victims of the Israeli bombing of Gaza, describing it as genocide, as well as the martyrs of Turkey, and then playing the national anthems of Turkey and Egypt.
Among the attendees were former Secretary General of the League of Arab States Amr Moussa, the Russian Ambassador to Cairo Giorgi Borisenko, Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir, Turkish Military Attaché Ahmed Tosun, Syrian artist Jamal Suleiman, Bahrain Consul Abdul Rahman Al-Rayes, artist Ahmed Shaker, and a number of communities, leaders and diplomats.
The Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, Salih Mutlu Şen, and the Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir, cut the centenary cake of the National Day of the Turkish Republic.
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Turkey celebrates its National Day on October 29, the Turkish National Day, which is the most important holiday in the Turkish Republic. It is also called Republic Day. The delay in celebrating this day was due to the difficult events that the sister country of Palestine is going through, including Israeli attacks and continuous bombing of Gaza. And the bank.
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, announced that this day is an official holiday in the country, and the Turks celebrate this day to commemorate the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923. After Turkey won the War of Independence that took place between 1919 and 1923, the Turkish Parliament announced that the new Turkish state had become Republic, and Parliament established a new constitution for the state on October 29, 1923.
The ceremony to celebrate Turkish National Day takes place starting at 1 pm on October 28, and the celebrations and official holiday continue for 35 hours, during which most companies, schools, banks, council offices, the Turkish Stock Exchange, and post offices are closed. The celebrations include organizing marches, concerts, and lighting lights. Candles are in the streets, and transportation on this day is free.
The history of the National Day dates back to World War I, which resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, and the occupation of Turkey by the Allied forces with the aim of dividing the Ottoman Empire, which led to a popular uprising in Turkey carried out by Turkish nationalists, which led the country into a war that lasted for four years from 1919 to The year 1923 was called the Turkish War of Independence.
