Republic Day (Turkey) status of the nation as a republic was declared and its official name was proclaimed to be ("the Republic of Turkey"). After that, a vote was held in the Grand National Assembly, and Atatürk was elected as the first President of the Republic of Turkey. Republic Day (Turkey) The Republic Day of Turkey () is one of the public holidays in Turkey commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. It lasts 35 hours, starting each year at 1:00 pm on 28 October. The holiday commemorates the events of 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared that
Republic of Macedonia–Turkey relations Republic of Macedonia by Turkey is predicated on Macedonia upholding the free movement and rights of the Albanian community in the country. In February 2018, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed support of the Republic of Macedonia's position during negotiations over the Macedonia naming dispute, saying that Greece's position is wrong. Turkey supports the Republic of Macedonia's bid to join both NATO and the EU. There are 77,959 citizens declared as Turkish in Macedonia, forming 3.85% of the population of the country. The Turks of Macedonia serve as a bridge between the two states, and were part of a program