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Another Ceremony without İMamoğlu in Taksim: The 103rd Anniversary of the Liberation of Istanbul Was Celebrated.

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The 103rd anniversary of the Liberation of Istanbul was celebrated with an official ceremony at the Taksim Republic Monument. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Nuri Aslan wrote in the Monument's Special Register, "We are honored to be the guardians of Istanbul, to serve this sacred city." Istanbul's elected mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently imprisoned in Silivri, was unable to attend yet another ceremony...

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Mustafa Kemal, looking at the enemy ships from Dolmabahçe, said, "They will leave the way they came," and the occupying forces boarded the ships and left from that very spot! On October 6, 1923, the Turkish army entered Istanbul.

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After the Armistice of Mondros on October 30, 1918, our homeland was occupied, and regional resistance organizations were soon established in response to the invasions. The actual occupation of Istanbul began on November 13, 1918. On the same day, Mustafa Kemal Pasha told his son, Cevat Abbas Bey, for the enemy in the Bosphorus of Istanbul, “They go as they come!” he said. During the occupation process, the accepting and cooperative attitude of …

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The 103rd anniversary of the liberation of Istanbul from enemy occupation was celebrated with a ceremony held at the Taksim Republic Monument. In his speech at the ceremony, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said, "October 6, 1923 is not just the date when the occupying forces left the city. It is the day when Istanbul, the legacy of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and the apple of our nation's eye, regained its spirit and identity. It is the day when it …

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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The 103rd anniversary of Istanbul's liberation from enemy occupation was celebrated with a ceremony held at the Taksim Republic Monument. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, General Bahtiyar Ersay, and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Nuri Aslan attended the ceremony.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message commemorating the heroes of the National Struggle on the 103rd anniversary of Istanbul's liberation from enemy occupation.

President Erdoğan: "With such a blessed understanding, we continue to work with great determination to protect and preserve our Republic, built upon the legacy of our ancient civilization, to elevate it above the level of contemporary civilizations, and to carry it into the future by further strengthening it with new achievements." Istanbul Governor Gül: "Istanbul is not an ordinary city. It is the heart of our civilization, the gateway of our…

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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