National days · Türkiye
Holidays, state days and days of remembrance — the calendar of the Turkic world, month by month.
March
March 181915
Anniversary
Türkiye — Martyrs' Day and the Çanakkale victory
On 18 March 1915 the combined British and French fleet failed to force the Dardanelles. The day honours all of Türkiye's fallen.
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July
July 152016
Anniversary
Türkiye — Democracy and National Unity Day
On the night of 15 July 2016 a coup attempt was repelled as people took to the streets; more than 250 people were killed. The day commemorates them.
November
November 101938
Anniversary
Türkiye — Atatürk Remembrance Day
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Türkiye, died at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul at 9:05 a.m. on 10 November 1938. Every year at that minute the country stops for a moment of silence.
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