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British Turks celebrate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s “19 Mayıs” Youth and Sports Day

Wood Green’s New River Stadium hosted an all-day youth festival for London’s Turkish community on Sunday to commemorate the annual 19 Mayıs [May] Commemorating Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. Hundreds of school children and young people participated in the day’s activities, which had been jointly organised by the Education Attaches of the Turkish Embassy and […]

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The importance of ‘19 Mayıs’ Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

Every 19 May, the people of Turkey commemorate Mustafa Kemal’s landing at Samsun, on the Black Sea, on May 19, 1919, which marked the start of the Turkish War of Independence. The Turks emerged victorious from the four-year war, expelling numerous foreign powers which had invaded the crumbling Ottoman Empire, among them Britain, France, Italy, […]

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‘19 Mayıs Youth and Sports Bayramı’ 2017 celebrations in the UK

Today Turkey commemorated Mustafa Kemal’s landing at Samsun, on the Black Sea, on May 19, 1919, which marked the start of the Turkish War of Independence. The war lasted four years, during which time the Turks managed to expel numerous foreign powers that had invaded their territory, among them Britain, France, Italy, Greece, and Armenia. […]