Republic Day celebrations in Atakum

Samsun’s Atakum Municipality is celebrating the 101st anniversary of the Republic and the October 29 Republic Day with a series of special events. The celebration program began with the Republic Day event of Ata Children and continued with a talk by historian and author Selim Erdoğan and a theater performance titled ‘Moana’.

After a magnificent organization featuring choreographies performed by Ata Children students accompanied by Republic songs, the famous author Dr. Selim Erdoğan met with citizens at Ata Stage. Dr. Erdoğan shared important information with participants under the title ‘Samsun on the Road to the Republic’. He described the process from the War of Independence, which Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk started in Samsun, to the proclamation of the Republic and the historical significance of the city. Dr. Erdoğan stated, “With the Havza Generalge, Mustafa Kemal, using his powers as army inspector, signed a document individually for the last time. When he arrived in Amasya, he published the Amasya Tamimi, which bore the signatures of Rauf Orbay, Refet Bele, and Ali Fuat Cebesoy, unlike the generalge he published with a single signature. This tamimi has a very important feature. It illuminated the path to the Republic and provided insight into where the movement would go. It is now a sign that this reaction was not individual and that Turkish intellectuals, patriots, soldiers, and commanders did not leave Mustafa Kemal alone in this march.”

After the talk, Erdoğan signed books he wrote in the field of Republic history for his readers.

As part of the celebration program, the theater play titled ‘Moana’ was staged at Ata Stage. The play, prepared for children and highly praised for its musical content, received full marks from both the little art lovers and adult audiences.