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Republic Day in Turkey

Republic Day in Turkey is held on October 29. Or Cumhuriyet Bayramı. This event in the third decade of the month October is annual.
Republic Day marks the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. After Turkey's victory in the War of Independence (1919-1923), the Turkish parliament proclaimed the new Turkish state as a republic. A new constitution, which the parliament adopted on October 29, 1923, replaced the constitution of the Ottoman Empire.
The holiday lasts 35 hours, starting at 1:00 pm on October 28th. Many people go to local stadiums on October 29 to watch performances dedicated to Republic Day. Such performances usually consist of theater sketches, poetry readings and traditional Turkish dances.

Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts

Day of remembrance of Saint Hüseyin on October 10;
Day of Remembrance of Ataturk in Turkey on November 10;
International Day of Islamic Art on November 18;
Teachers' Day in Turkey on November 24;
Eid il-Burbara in Israel on December 4 (Arabic: عيد البربارة - a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. It is also celebtated in Russia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey);
Day of remembrance for Jalal al-Din Rumi on December 17;
Gaziantep City Liberation Day in Turkey on December 25 (1921)
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