Special days
National holidays and days of remembrance in Türkiye, and what they mean for Gelibolu. On each of these days a small flag with a saying appears at the top of every page of the site.
18 March: Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' DayEvery year on 18 MarchOn 18 March 1915 the Allied fleet tried to force the Dardanelles; facing Nusret's mines and the shore batteries, it lost three battleships and withdrew.23 April: National Sovereignty and Children's DayEvery year on 23 AprilOn 23 April 1920 the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye opened in Ankara.25 April: ANZAC DayEvery year on 25 AprilOn 25 April 1915 Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula; Australian and New Zealand troops (ANZAC) came ashore at what is now Anzac Cove.19 May: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports DayEvery year on 19 MayOn 19 May 1919 Mustafa Kemal Pasha landed at Samsun as 9th Army Inspector; the day marks the start of the national struggle and a youth holiday.30 August: Victory DayEvery year on 30 AugustVictory Day on 30 August marks the 1922 Battle of Dumlupınar, which decided Türkiye's War of Independence.29 October: Republic DayEvery year on 29 OctoberOn 29 October 1923 Türkiye's Grand National Assembly declared the state a republic and elected Mustafa Kemal Pasha as its first president.10 November: Atatürk Memorial DayEvery year on 10 NovemberMustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first President of the Republic of Türkiye, died at 09:05 on 10 November 1938 at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.26 November: Liberation of GeliboluEvery year on 26 NovemberOccupied by the Allies in 1918 and by Greek forces in 1920, Gelibolu passed to Ankara's administration on 26 November 1922, after the Mudanya armistice.
