Republicanism in Turkey

Winner of sculpture competition placed in Taksim Square

A sculpture, which has been selected from 80 works, was placed right next to the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul's Taksim Square.

A sculpture competition was held in April last year to enrich the architecture of AKM, which underwent a great restoration work and now welcomes art lovers with its renewed face.

Kılıçdaroğlu visits Anıtkabir ahead of pivotal elections

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the presidential candidate of the six-party Nation Alliance visited Anıtkabir on May 13, a day before the critical elections. 

Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the country's War of Independence and founder of modern Türkiye.

Gov’t accelerates work to transfer CHP’s shares in lender İş Bankası to Treasury

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the urgent transfer of the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) shares in the lender İş Bankası to the Treasury during a recent meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), daily Hürriyet reported.

How the Turkish Republic was established

"Gentlemen! We shall declare the republic tomorrow" is what modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said on the night of Oct. 28, 1923 as he addressed lawmakers and his close brothers-in-arms. One day later, the Turkish Parliament adopted the new regime type and elected Atatürk as the first president, as lawmakers were heard shouting, "Long live the Republic!

Turkish women who made history

With the birth of the Turkish Republic, many rights have been granted to women, marking a milestone in the history of both the country and the world. The modern republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and his sweeping reforms have aimed to create gender equality between women and men, as he was one of the first leaders in the world to grant women the right to elect and be elected.

Terror attack forged stronger bond between Turkey, New Zealand: Ambassador

Modern Turkey founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's generosity following the war in Gallipoli has created a permanent friendship with New Zealand, a bond that became stronger following the terror attack against two mosques in Christchurch in March, according to Wellington's envoy to Ankara.

Foundation of Turkish Republic was a revolution for women’s rights: CHP head

The declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 in itself was a revolution for women's rights thanks to the visionary founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, while slamming the current government over the treatment of women in today's Turkey.

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