Children's Day

A Children's Summit has taken place at the Turkish parliament under the theme of "Children and Childhood in the World of the Future" on April 25-26 to address pressing issues and chart a path forward for the well-being of children worldwide.

Today is June 1 - Children's Day. The holiday dates back to the World Conference on Children's Health, held in Geneva in 1925.

24 years later, the day was officially declared International Children's Day. And in 1950, June 1 was celebrated simultaneously in 51 countries around the world for the first time.

The '1923' musical, produced to tell the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye to new generations, will be premiered on April 23, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, by hosting students free of charge. The musical will take the audience on a magnificent time travel during which they will witness history from the days of the National Struggle to the establishment of the Republic.

June 1 is one of our favorite holidays precisely because it is the day when we celebrate the carefree attitude and freedom and at least for a while we are transported to the magical world of children. International Children's Day in Bulgaria is traditionally full of fun, smiles, colorful balloons and treats.

Turkish children are not the only ones celebrating Children's Day in Turkey on April 23, which Mustafa Kemal Atatürk dedicated to all children of the world, but also children from Syria and different nationalities, who came to Turkey fleeing wars in their countries, also enjoy this day.

International Children's Day is a public holiday observed in some countries on 1 June.

The origin of this holiday goes back to 1925 when representatives from different countries met in Geneva, Switzerland to convene the first "World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children".

Every year, Children's Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm in different countries of the world and at different dates.  And even though not all countries keep the same date, there is a Universal Children's Day on November 20th of each year starting 1954 by the United Nations General Assembly.

A Turkish plane followed a route marking a crescent and sky, the national flag of Turkey, above Anatolia on April 23.

A specially arranged Turkish Airlines flight, TK1920, followed the route, as the country celebrated the National Sovereignty and Children's Day.

Turkey marked National Sovereignty and Children's Day on April 23, the anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Parliament, with people celebrating from their homes due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Some 100 international ballet, dance and music students have participated in a project to celebrate Turkey's National Sovereignty and Children's Day on April 23.