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Several female politicians and businesspeople participated in various events and commemorated modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on Dec. 5, as Türkiye marked the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote and stand for parliamentary elections.

Exemplary educators from across Türkiye were invited to take part in special programs in Ankara and Istanbul, where they visited cultural and historical landmarks as part of the Education Ministry's Teacher's Day celebrations on Nov. 24.

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.