Türkiye Celebrates the Centenary of its Republic
The Turkish War of Independence started when Atatürk arrived in the Black Sea port city of Samsun in 1919. Following Anatolia’s liberation from occupation the new Turkish state was recognized under the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. On the 29th of October 1923, Atatürk officially declared the country’s status as a republic. Türkiye this year…