Türkiye marks 103rd Republic Day with official ceremonies and nationwide celebrations commemorating the founding of the Republic on October 29, 1923.

Celebrations in Ankara began with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and senior state officials visiting Anitkabir, the mausoleum of the Turkish Republic’s founder and first president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, with streets, homes and public spaces adorned in red and white to commemorate the historic day.