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The Celebrations began early Sunday October 29th with official ceremony in Istanbul.

The 94th anniversary of the Republic Day was started in Taksim Square with the laying of a wreath at Taksim Republic Monument.

Then there was an observing a minute of silence and singing the Turkish national anthem to remember the martyrs of Turkey with the participation of Mr. Mevlüt Uysal, the Mayor of Istanbul, military senior officers and the people of Istanbul.

The Istanbulites gathered in Vatan Street during a ceremony to celebrate the 94th anniversary of Republic Day on October 29, 2017 in Istanbul. Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin, Istanbul Mayor Mevlüt Uysal and 1st Army Commander General Musa Avsever attended the ceremony on Sunday 29th, 2017.

Each year, Turkey marks Republic Day on October 29, a commemoration of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey.

The first proclamation of the Republic was officially declared by its founder and first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923.

On that day, the new name of the nation and its status as a republic was declared.

After the declaration and a vote in Turkey’s Grand National Assembly, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was unanimously elected as new republic’s first president.

Free concerts and other celebrations will also be held across the country.