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Turkish people celebrated the Commemoration of Atatürk and Youth and Sports Day on May 19, marking the centenary of the starting point of the Turkish War of Independence and the emergence of modern Turkey.
On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal, a general in the Ottoman army later to become the founder of the Republic of Turkey, arrived in the Black Sea province of Samsun from then capital Istanbul to organize the war that saw the remnants of the Ottoman Empire transform into modern Turkey four years later.
The day was dedicated to the youth of the Turkish nation as Youth and Sports Day, a national holiday that sees young people stage sporting and cultural activities and official ceremonies organized across the nation.
On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal, a general in the Ottoman army later to become the founder of the Republic of Turkey, arrived in the Black Sea province of Samsun from then capital Istanbul to organize the war that saw the remnants of the Ottoman Empire transform into modern Turkey four years later.
The day was dedicated to the youth of the Turkish nation as Youth and Sports Day, a national holiday that sees young people stage sporting and cultural activities and official ceremonies organized across the nation.
