Atatürk remembered on the 88th anniversary of his death: state ceremony at Anıtkabir, messages from TÜRKSOY and Northern Cyprus

The 88th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Türkiye, was marked on 10 November in Türkiye and in Northern Cyprus. In Ankara, state officials visited Atatürk's mausoleum at Anıtkabir. In Nicosia (Lefkoşa), a ceremony was held in front of the Atatürk Monument.

In his memorial message, TÜRKSOY Secretary General Sultan Raev called Atatürk one of the great leaders of the whole Turkic world, not of Türkiye alone. Raev wrote that Atatürk's regard for the Turkic language, history and shared cultural heritage, and his foresight that the kindred peoples would one day come together, form one of the moral foundations of the cultural integration work TÜRKSOY carries out today.

Institutions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus issued messages too. The Cyprus Turkish Historical Society and the Religious Affairs Department published statements remembering Atatürk.