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August 30 1922· Holiday
Türkiye: Victory Day
On 30 August 1922 the decisive battle of the Great Offensive was won at Dumlupınar, settling the outcome of the War of Independence.
On the morning of 26 August 1922, on the order given by Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Pasha from Kocatepe near Afyon, the Turkish army launched the Great Offensive. The Battle of Dumlupınar (the Commander-in-Chief's Battle) on 30 August decided the outcome of the War of Independence.
After the battle Atatürk gave his historic order: "Armies! Your first goal is the Mediterranean — forward!" On 9 September 1922 the Turkish army entered İzmir. The victory opened the way to the Treaty of Lausanne and the founding of the Republic of Türkiye in 1923.
Victory Day
30 August has been celebrated as Victory Day since 1926 and is also Turkish Armed Forces Day. An official ceremony is held at Anıtkabir in Ankara, towns stage military parades, concerts and drone light shows, and people visit the Dumlupınar Martyrs' Memorial.
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Kocatepe before the Great Offensive, 1922 · The original uploader was Volki16 at Turkish Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain 
Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal at Kocatepe · Etem Tem / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain 
The Great Offensive, 1922 · BurakOtto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Turkish artillerymen before the offensive · NA / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain 
Dumlupınar Martyrs' Memorial, Kütahya · Fatih Renkligil / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Victory Monument in Ankara's Ulus Square · A.Savin / Wikimedia Commons · FAL 
Victory Day in Bursa, 2025 · Basak / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Northern Cyprus (TRNC): other days
- January 1New Year's Day
- April 23Türkiye: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
- May 1Labour Day
- May 19Türkiye: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
- July 20Northern Cyprus: Peace and Freedom Day
- August 1Northern Cyprus: Social Resistance Day
- October 3Founding of the Organization of Turkic States
- October 29Republic Day of Türkiye
- November 15Founding of Northern Cyprus
- December 21Northern Cyprus: Week of National Struggle and Martyrs
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