April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day

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Evliya Çelebi's 400th Birthday

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Evliya Çelebi (March 25(?), 1611 – 1682) (Ottoman Turkish:اوليا چلبى) was a Turkish traveler who journeyed through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years.

Mehmet Akif Ersoy's birthday

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Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873, Istanbul - 27 December 1936, Istanbul) was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem. He was of Albanian descent. Mehmet Âkif Ersoy Home Pages Widely regarded as one of the premiere literary minds of his time, Ersoy was further noted for his command of the Turkish language, as well as his patriotism and piousness and his support for the Turkish War of Independence. [Read more on Wikipedia]

Teacher's Day

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Remembrance Day

Google Australia's homepage

Google puts a poppy flower on their UK, Canada, and Australia's homepages to commemorate the fallen of the First World War and all wars and armed conflicts since then.

Source: http://www.google.com/images/icons/hpcg/poppy_red_42.gif

a blue conrflower on Google France's homepage:

Source: http://www.google.fr/images/icons/hpcg/cornflower-bluepurple_42.png

and carnation flower on Google Turkey's homepage:

Source: http://www.google.com.tr/images/icons/hpcg/carnation-r42.gif

Turkish National Day

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Cahit Arf's 100th Birthday

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Cahit Arf (18 February 1910 – 26 December 1997) was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 (applied in knot theory and surgery theory) in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings. [Read more on Wikipedia]

National Sovereignty and Children's Day

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Official discourse in Turkey argues that Children's Day had its origin in Turkey. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established on 1920, April 23, and to commemorate the event, April 23 was proclaimed a national holiday in 1921. Since 1927 it has also become Children's Day (Turkish: Çocuk Bayramı), an official holiday dedicated to the children of Turkey and the world. The day is celebrated annually in Turkey with spectacular activities.

In addition to holding many domestic celebratory events such as stadium performances, Turkey also houses Children's Day Festival, where groups of children from other countries are invited to participate in the festivities while staying at Turkish families' homes.

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM, Turkish: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi), usually referred to simply as the Meclis ("parliament"), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the World War I. [Read more on Wikipedia]

Istanbul, Capital of Culture

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Each year, cities chosen as European Capitals of Culture – in 2010 Essen, Istanbul and Pecs – provide living proof of the richness and diversity of European cultures. Started in 1985, the initiative has become one of the most prestigious and high-profile cultural events in Europe.

More than 40 cities have been designated European Capitals of Culture so far, from Stockholm to Genoa, Athens to Glasgow, and Cracow to Porto.

A city is not chosen as a European Capital of Culture solely for what it is, but mainly for what it plans to do for a year that has to be exceptional. Its programme for the year must meet some specific criteria.

24 Kasım Öğretmenler Günü

Google Turkey Logo - 24 Kasım Öğretmenler Günü

Turkish National Day

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29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı

Google Turkey Logo - 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı

Bayram is the Turkiс word for a nationally celebrated festival or holiday, applicable to both national (i.e. secular) or religious celebrations. In accordance with this dual applicability, the method with which one determines the yearly timing of Bayrams is different for national and religious holidays.

29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin ilanı anısına her yıl 29 Ekim günü Türkiye ve Kuzey Kıbrıs'ta[1] kutlanan ulusal bayramdır.

via wiki

First Day of School - Turkey

Google logo - First Day of School

Google Turkey www.google.com.tr launched Back to School logo today. Exactly the same logo with Greek's one, but three days after it.

Turkey Children's Day

Turkey Children's Day

Sabiha Gökçen's Birthday

Sabiha Gökçen's Birthday