The monument to the Turkish soldiers in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan was held on the occasion of the National Festival of Turkey – the Day of the Republic on October 29.
The Ceremony was attended by Turkish Ambassador to Baku Jahit Bagdzhi, commander of the Turkish Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in Azerbaijan, Colonel General Bakhtiyar Ersai, military attache, Brigadier General Gaffar Göhn, representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRSK) Ufuk Turger, representatives of Turkish institutions and organizations operating in Azerbaijan, employees of the embassy and attache, businessmen and citizens.
those present honored the memory of the fallen minute of silence. The ambassador laid flowers to the monument. The state hymns of Azerbaijan and Turkey sounded. Bagji left an entry in a memorial book.
Ambassador and faces accompanying him also visited the Shekhids alley in Baku, where the victims of the tragedy on January 20, known as Black January, are buried.
The ceremony was also held in the Baku Turkish Lyceum
Bagdzhi also took part in the ceremony organized on the occasion of the Republic Day in the Baku Turkish Lyceum.
The minute of silence, the memory of the founder of the Turkish Republic of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the soldiers who fell the death of the Schehid in the National Liberation War, were honored.
The state hymns of Turkey and Azerbaijan sounded. As part of the program, students performed musical works and dance numbers. The head of the diplomatic mission presented the awards to the winners of the competition of poems, paintings and compositions.
Every year on October 29, the Turkish people celebrate the main national holiday – the Day of the Republic. It was on this day in 1923 that Türkiye was declared a republic. This event opened a new era in the history of the Turkish people.
with the proclamation of the Republic, the slogan “Sovereignet unconditionally and certainly belongs to the people” took its place in public administration.
On October 28, Ataturk, together with Ishmet Inonia, prepared a bill on amendments to the articles of the Constitution of 1921.
October 29, 1923 The bill was submitted for consideration by the Party parliamentary faction.
On the same day, the bill was submitted to the parliament and after the debate was adopted at 20.30 unanimously by all 158 participants in the meeting. After that, the presidential elections were held.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who received the voice of all 158 deputies during a secret vote, was elected the first president of the new Turkish state.
The Great National Assembly of Turkey on April 19, 1925 approved the decision, declaring a national holiday on October 29.