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Also known as Republic Day of Turkey

National Day of Turkey and public holiday in Turkey and Northern Cyprus

Key facts

Official name
Cumhuriyet Bayramı ( Turkish )
Also called
The twenty-ninth of October ( Turkish : Yirmi Dokuz Ekim )
Observed by
Turkey , Northern Cyprus
Type
National
Significance
The day in 1923 that the republic was proclaimed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Celebrations
Fireworks , concerts , parades , events at schools, cultural programmes
Date
29 October
Next time
29 October 2026 ( 2026-10-29 )
Frequency
Annual
First time
1923 ; 103 years ago ( 1923 )

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Encyclopedic overview

Republic Day (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Bayramı) is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, on 29 October 1923. The annual celebrations start at 1:00 pm on 28 October and continue for 35 hours.

Background

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Republic Day” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.