Turkey’s government marked the key date with a fireworks and drone show in Istanbul as well as a procession of 100 hundred navy ships, but little else in the way of pageantry.
Erdogan opts for a low-key celebration of Turkey's 100th anniversary as a secular republic go.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from go.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Türkiye is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire on Sunday, but expect no grand pageantry or gala reception to memorialize the important milestone. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has opted for a low-key celebration of the centennial, which comes months after a devastating earthquake that killed 50,000 people and coincides with the Israeli-Hamas war that has roiled the Middle East.
Erdogan opts for a low-key celebration of Turkiye's 100th anniversary as a secular republic devdiscourse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from devdiscourse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.