Today is the 101st anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye.
Oku.Az Remember that on October 29, 1923, the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye declared the Republic.
Two years later, in 1925, a law was passed to celebrate this day as the day of the establishment of the Turkish State.
The creation of the Republic of Türkiye cost the Turkish nation and those who fought for the existence of this country great trials. The establishment of the Republic of Türkiye is the result of the victory over those who wanted to destroy the Ottoman state after the First World War.
The territory of the Republic of Türkiye has 783 thousand square meters. is km. Currently, Türkiye’s population is more than 86 million.
By the way, let us note that the Ottoman state was founded in 1299. In 2019, the 720th anniversary of the creation of this state was celebrated.
Until 1876, the country was governed by an absolute monarchy, and in 1876-1878 and 1908-1918 – by a constitutional monarchy. In those years, the country moved to a parliamentary system of government.
After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, its territory was occupied. The struggle of the movement led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ended in 1923 with the victory of the national forces. On April 23, 1920, the Grand National Assembly was established in Ankara.
On November 1, 1922, the suspension of the activities of the Ottoman State was announced. Since 1923, Türkiye was governed by the parliamentary system. Since 2018, the country has moved to the presidential system.
The country’s first president was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923-1938). The current president of Türkiye is Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Justice and Development Party, of which he is president, first won parliamentary elections in 2002 and has been Türkiye’s ruling party ever since.
Today, Türkiye is a member of many international organizations, including NATO, and one of the world’s leading political players. Ankara also plays an important role in strengthening integration between Turkish states. This is especially evident in activities within the Organization of Turkic States (TDT).
