The founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is being commemorated with ceremonies held on the 88th anniversary of his passing on November 10, 1938.
The official commemoration program at Anıtkabir began at 08:50 with state officials gathering on the Lion Road. The delegation, led by AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, walked along the Lion Road toward Atatürk's mausoleum.
Erdoğan placed a crescent-and-star wreath made of red and white carnations on Atatürk's mausoleum.
At 09:05, a moment of silence was observed, followed by the singing of the National Anthem.
President Erdoğan and the state officials then proceeded to the Misak-ı Milli Tower. There, Erdoğan signed the Anıtkabir Special Book.
News Source: 12punto
