Observed annually, The Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day is a public holiday in Turkey that’s celebrated on May 19th and commemorates Mustafa Kemal’s landing at the city of Samsun on May 19, 1919.
This day is widely regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence and it’s a day on which Turkish athletes celebrate that fact by carrying the Turkish flag from a Black Sea port to Turkey’s capital. It’s also a day that’s celebrated by people watching sporting events at local stadiums or by watching other athletic events such as marathons.
