Republic Day is Turkey's most important national holiday. It commemorates the official proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the victory of the Turkish War of Independence.

When is Republic Day?

Republic Day in Turkey is celebrated on October 29 each year.

The following is the list of Republic Day from 2020 to 2049.

The History of Republic Day?

After World War I, the once-powerful Ottoman Empire lay in ruins. The Treaty of Sèvres (1920) aimed to carve up Anatolia among Allied powers, threatening Turkish sovereignty.

In response, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and fellow nationalists launched the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922), fighting against occupying Greek, British, French, and Armenian forces.

After the victory in the War of Independence, Atatürk and the Grand National Assembly sought to formally sever all ties with the Ottoman monarchy.

On October 29, 1923, the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara proclaimed the Republic of Turkey, abolished the Ottoman Sultanate (which had already been symbolically ended in 1922), and elected Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as the first President of the Republic.

In 1925, Republic Day was officially declared a national holiday, and October 29 became a symbol of Turkish independence and civic identity. Republic Day marks the historic shift from empire to republic on October 29, 1923, and celebrates the establishment of modern Turkey under Atatürk's leadership.