On the anniversary of the death of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the people of the country and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remembered him with deep respect.

On this occasion, in his speech on Sunday (November 10), the Turkish President reiterated Kemal Atatürk's message of unity and self-reliance and vowed to resist foreign intrigues within the country.

Emphasizing on maintaining the values ​​of this republic established under the leadership of Ataturk, Erdogan said, it will be possible to improve Turkey by keeping Ataturk's legacy alive.

On this day, the commemoration ceremony started in the morning with a big event at Anitkabir, the burial place of Ataturk. Turkish people observe a minute's silence to mark this memorable moment with deep respect. On this day, school students perform poetry and music in different cities of Turkey.

People flocked to pay their respects in the room where Atatürk spent his last moments in Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul amid extreme cold and rain.

Erdogan said in his speech that any attempt to undermine the unity and solidarity of this nation is tantamount to insulting Atatürk's legacy.

With that, he warned, 'Foreign forces want to create disunity in Turkey through terrorist groups. But we will destroy their nightmare'.

In the history of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's life and struggle, the Turkish Independence War occupies an important place. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after World War II, Kemal Atatürk bravely led and established the Republic of Türkiye in 1923.

His various reform measures and social changes put Turkey on the path of modernization and earned him respect and love everywhere as the country's hero. Source: Daily Sabah