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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Japan, the exhibition "Crescent and Sun" opened on Nov. 4 at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM).

"The peasant is the master of the nation!" This is a well-known, much-repeated statement of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of Türkiye. On Turkish Republic Day, Oct. 29, it is impossible not to remember what Atatürk did in the early years of the republic and the vision he set forth 101 years ago to build a new nation from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.

The western province of İzmir marked the 102nd anniversary of its liberation from occupation on Sept. 9 with a series of events across the city.

Celebrations began with a grand parade, known as the "Victory March," which saw thousands of İzmir residents gather early at Anafartalar Street.

The Defense Ministry has unveiled six signatures of modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, highlighting their divergence from the widely recognized autograph ubiquitous in various mediums.

The boat used by modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a sightseeing boat has been restored and opened to visitors at the Naval Museum in the western province of Çanakkale.

The cannons in the Turgut Reis Bastion, built for the defense of the Bosphorus during World War II in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, have started to rust, turning into a sad sight to behold, says a lecturer.

A contentious dispute over the display of modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's image during a memorial ceremony at an infantry school in Istanbul has led to the expulsion of a group of lieutenants from duty.

The 5 Turkish Lira commemorative coins, which featured modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with a high-crowned cap called kalpak, have caused controversy on social media and the public, with critics claiming a lack of resemblance to the leader.

The recent practice of people who bear a physical resemblance to modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk attending national holidays and commemorative events and collecting money has caused outrage in society, with some legal experts expressing dissatisfaction with the current law aimed at protecting the memory of the leader.

Thousands of students from the country's all 81 provinces have placed their artistic creations dedicated to modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk inside the traveling suitcases across the country as part of the "Tribute to Atatürk Suitcase" project as the country is commemorating the great leader on his 85th death anniversary on Nov. 10.