The national holiday, Cumhuriyet Bayramı (Republic Day) is celebrated on this day every year. Throughout the campaigns, Mustafa Kemal Pasha and his movement had created a counter-government in Ankara.Īnd, if you follow Turkish history, you’ll know that the following year, on 29th October, 1923, the Turkish Republic was declared. The Battle of Dumlupnar was the last in the Greco-Turkish War, fought between Greece and the Turkish National Movement from May 1919 to October 1922. The holiday commemorates the victory in the Battle of Dumlupnar on August 30, 1922. This was the western front of the Turkish War of Independence, known as the Greco-Turkish War. Victory Day is a public holiday in Turkey on August 30 yearly. Zafer Bayramı – Victory Day – marks the decisive victory at the Battle of Dumlupınar on 30th August 1922. The war became known as the Turkish War of Independence and was fought from May 1919 to July 1923 (there’s a whole rabbit hole of information about this subject on Wikipedia). on 30 August 1924, addressing the youth of Turkey at a Victory day rally at the War of Independence battle site of dumlupnar.
Mustafa Kemal Pasha – who had already proved himself as a successful leader of troops during the Great War and was now a high ranking general – once more gathered and rallied troops to reclaim the lands. Military parades and ceremonies at monuments to Mustafa Kemal Atatrk, who founded the Turkish Republic, are some common ways to celebrate Victory Day in Turkey. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire resulted in a power vacuum and saw the Allies carving up Anatolian lands and occupying them. Victory Day was first celebrated in only a few cities in Turkey such as Ankara, Izmir and Afyonkarahisar on August 30, 1923. The importance of the day comes from the ending of the Independerce War, which is the start of the foundation of Turkish Republic. While many war-weary countries celebrated the end of the First World War in 1918, that wasn’t the case for Anatolia. Turkey is Celebrating August 30 Victory Day On 30 August 1922, the Battle of Dumlupinar ended with the victory of Turkish army with the leadership of commander Mustafa Kemal Pasha. Zafer Bayramı – Victory Day – is no different. Most Turkish public holidays are centred around the founding of the Turkish Republic by Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later to become Atatürk) in 1923. Live concerts take place around the country to honour all those in the Armed Forces. Sometimes, there will also be a live concert in the evening featuring a famous Turkish singer or band. In Fethiye centre, Victory Day commemorations will take place in front of the statue of Atatürk.
This is especially the case in the resort of Ölüdeniz where some of the local paragliders usually like to display their support for the day in some way, too. Two Atatürk flags and the Turkish flag trail behind these paramotors
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