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Teacher and two pupils hold Atatürk memorial in Kars village school
At a village school in Çanaksu, in Turkey’s Kars province, one teacher and two pupils held an Atatürk memorial.
The ceremony marked the 88th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s death, the founder of modern Turkey.
At 9:05 a.m., when sirens sounded, the teacher and pupils went into the schoolyard and lowered the flag.
They observed a moment of silence and sang Turkey’s national anthem before returning to class.
The two pupils spoke of their admiration for Atatürk, and one said he hoped to visit his mausoleum in Ankara.
The ceremony ended with the pupils returning to their lessons.
A teacher and two pupils held a memorial for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at a village school in Çanaksu, Kars province.
The ceremony marked the 88th anniversary of Atatürk’s death.
At 09:05, the teacher and pupils went into the schoolyard as sirens sounded, and one pupil lowered the flag.
They observed a moment of silence and recited Turkey’s national anthem before returning to class.
The pupils spoke of their affection for Atatürk and, in one case, a wish to visit his mausoleum.
- Who
- Teacher Rümeysa Karahan and pupils Poyraz Avcı and Meryem Topçu.
- What
- They held a memorial ceremony for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
- When
- On the 88th anniversary of Atatürk’s death; the ceremony began at 09:05.
- Where
- Vali Kemal Öztürk Primary School in Çanaksu village, Arpaçay district, Kars province.
- Why
- To commemorate the 88th anniversary of Atatürk’s death.
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Sirens sounded during class, and the teacher and two pupils went into the schoolyard for the memorial.
Following a moment of silence and the national anthem, the pupils returned to class.
- School
- Vali Kemal Öztürk Primary School
- Village
- Çanaksu, in Arpaçay district, Kars province
- Participants
- Teacher Rümeysa Karahan and pupils Poyraz Avcı and Meryem Topçu
- Ceremony time
- 09:05
- Commemoration
- 88th anniversary of Atatürk’s death
What people are saying
I miss him very much, and I really want to go to Anıtkabir. My Atatürk, I have never seen you, but I love you very much.
I promise to keep moving forward on the path you opened, toward the goal you showed.