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Ankara marks 103 years as Turkey’s capital
Ankara marked 103 years as Turkey’s capital on October 13.
The city was declared the capital on October 13, 1923, after becoming a center of Turkey’s independence struggle.
Ankara Governor Yakup Canbolat and a delegation including Mayor Mansur Yavaş laid a wreath at Atatürk’s mausoleum in Anıtkabir.
They observed a moment of silence and sang Turkey’s national anthem.
Canbolat also wrote in the mausoleum’s guestbook, recalling Ankara’s role in the independence struggle and its place in the republic.
The ceremony honored the city’s history and its responsibilities as the capital.
Ankara marked 103 years as Turkey’s capital with a ceremony at Anıtkabir.
Ankara Governor Yakup Canbolat visited the mausoleum with a delegation that included Mayor Mansur Yavaş.
Canbolat laid a wreath at Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s mausoleum, followed by a moment of silence and the national anthem.
He later wrote in Anıtkabir’s special guest book, recalling the city’s role in Turkey’s independence struggle and its status as the capital.
- Who
- Ankara Governor Yakup Canbolat and a delegation including Mayor Mansur Yavaş.
- What
- They marked the 103rd anniversary of Ankara becoming Turkey’s capital with a visit to Anıtkabir.
- When
- The anniversary was marked on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Anıtkabir, in Ankara.
- Why
- Ankara was declared Turkey’s capital on October 13, 1923.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in Ankara, which became a center of the independence struggle, according to Canbolat’s guest-book message.
Ankara was declared the capital of Turkey.
Canbolat and a delegation visited Anıtkabir to mark the 103rd anniversary.
- Anniversary
- 103 years since Ankara became the capital
- Capital declared
- October 13, 1923
- Governor
- Yakup Canbolat
- Delegation member
- Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş
- Ceremony site
- Anıtkabir, Ankara
What people are saying
Ankara, declared the capital on October 13, 1923, has proudly carried the values of our Republic, the understanding of national sovereignty and the historic legacy entrusted to it ever since.
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