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April 23 National Sovereignity & Children’s Day Celebration

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You can see the children celebrating April 23 with happiness and enthusiasm at every school in Turkiye.

Schools take part in ceremonies with impressive performances.
Students decorate their classrooms with flags, balloons and ornaments.

Children from all over the world also share in this excitement.

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The importance of April 23 as a special day of children has been recognized by the international community. UNICEF decided to recognize this important day as the International Children's Day.

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April 23, which began to be celebrated at the first anniversary of the establishment of Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, has filled us with joy. This national holiday was gifted to children by the founding father of our Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, has been making children happy for many years.

The tradition of inviting children to the state offices beginning from Atatürk continues to this day. Children temporarily replaces the heads of state on April 23.

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"Little ladies, little gentlemen ... You are all a rose, the star of the future, the luminosity of a fortune. You are the one who will drown the country in real light. Work considering how important and precious you are yourself."

- Atatürk

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Anıtkabir, the resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, is flooded by visitors on the occasion of April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day.

Citizens of all ages stand before Atatürk with posters, flowers and Turkish flags…