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Following the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, a one-day period of national mourning (August 2, 2024) has been declared in Turkey.
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Following this decision, Turkey's record of National Mourning has also become a subject of curiosity.
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So, for which events has Turkey declared a National Day of Mourning?
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Here is the National Mourning report card of the 101-year history of the Republic...
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Turkey declared its first National Day of Mourning 15 years after its founding.
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Turkey observed its first national mourning on November 10, 1938, following the passing of the founder of the Republic, the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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Subsequently, a national day of mourning was declared in 1973 for İsmet İnönü, the 2nd President of the Republic of Turkey.
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Following the death of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, the National Mourning declared was the first mourning period announced in Turkey following an event that occurred outside the country.
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The passing of Turgut Özal in 1993 marked Turkey's 4th National Day of Mourning.
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The 2001 Twin Towers (September 11) attack in the US also marked the last National Day of Mourning of the pre-AKP era.
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The death of Pope John Paul II in 2005 also marked the first National Day of Mourning during the AKP era.
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Other National Mourning periods are as follows:
2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
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2012 Death of Rauf Denktaş
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2014 Soma Mine Disaster
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2014 Operation Protective Edge in Palestine
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2014 Attack in the City of Peshawar, Pakistan
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2015 Death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also attended the ceremony)
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2015 Death of Süleyman Demirel
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2015 Ankara Train Station Bombing
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2016 İstanbul Atatürk Airport Attack
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2016 Dolmabahçe Police Point Attack
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2017 Sinai Mosque Attack in Egypt
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2018 Gaza Border Protests
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2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake
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The 2023 Israeli bombing attack on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
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2024 - A national day of mourning was declared following the death of the Iranian President and his cabinet in a helicopter crash after their visit to Azerbaijan.
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Finally, a one-day period of national mourning was declared today (02.08.2024) following the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
News Source : 12punto
