🇹🇷Turkey Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)

About Turkey Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)

Republic Day — Cumhuriyet Bayramı — is Turkey's most important national holiday, falling on October 29 every year. It commemorates October 29, 1923, the day Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed the Republic of Turkey from the new capital, Ankara, ending the Ottoman sultanate and establishing a secular, parliamentary state. For many Turks it is the single most symbolic date in the modern national calendar.

Celebrations begin at 1:00 pm on October 28 and run for 35 hours, filling streets and squares with red-and-white flags, military and civilian parades, concerts and evening fireworks over the Bosphorus and beyond. The president lays a wreath at Anıtkabir, Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, and citizens hang flags from windows and balconies. Turkish embassies worldwide host receptions, making it a global day of national pride for the Turkish diaspora.

Because it honours a fixed historical date, Republic Day always lands on October 29 regardless of the day of the week; the holiday period spans the afternoon of October 28 through October 29. The countdown above tracks the days, hours and minutes until October 29 in your own timezone — add it to your own page to follow the build-up to the next anniversary of the Republic.