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Commemoration of Atat�rk, Youth and Sports Day                                 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Commemoration of Atat�rk, Youth and Sports Day, (Gen�lik ve Spor Bayramı), is an annual Turkish national holiday celebrated           on May 19 to commemorate the start of the Turkish War of Independence. May 19, 1919 is the day Mustafa Kemal Atat�rk, who would become independent Turkey´s first president, landed on the main peninsula of Turkey to begin leadership of the liberation effort. In   early 1920, Kemal convened the first Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, and by 1922 all of Anatolia was freed from foreign rule. The independent Republic of Turkey was declared a year later. During the course of his term as president, Atat�rk himself proclaimed  May 19 as "Youth and Sports Day." In the aftermath of Atat�rk, the day serves to honor the country´s founder.Northern Cyprus also commemorates this day, as it shares its culture and many of its holidays with Turkey.