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23 April was declared "National Sovereignty Day" on May 2, 1921. [3] Since 1927, the holiday has also been celebrated as Children's Day. [4] Thus, Turkey became the first country to officially declare Children's Day a national holiday. [5] In 1981, the holiday was officially named "National Sovereignty and Children's Day." [3]
23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day: Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı: Commemoration of the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920. Dedicated to the children. 1 May Labour and Solidarity Day: Emek ve Dayanışma Günü: May Day 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
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June 2: The United Nations agrees to officially change the English name of the country from Turkey to Türkiye. [23] June 14: Türksat 5B was put into service. [24] June 20: The second meeting of the delegations of Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in Brussels, Belgium. [25] June 21: A forest fire started around Marmaris's Bördübet village ...
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Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and ends on May 6 in the Gregorian calendar, and April 23 (St. George's day for the Christians) in the Julian calendar. It is observed in Turkey, Crimea, Gagauzia, Syria, Iraq, the Caucasus, and the Balkans and celebrates the arrival of spring .
23 April: National Sovereignty and Children's Day: Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı: Shared with Turkey, commemorates the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920. 1 May: Labour Day: İşçi ve Bahar Bayramı: 19 May: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day: Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı
State holidays in Turkey have set dates under the nationally-used Gregorian Calendar, while the Islamic religious holidays are coordinated and publicly announced in advance by the Government's Presidency of Religious Affairs department according to the Lunar Calendar, and are subsequently accommodated into the national Gregorian Calendar, which ...