Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Turkish embassy here has celebrated the Turkish Republic Day with enthusiasm, expressing gratitude and paying tribute to its founding leader, Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

To mark the 102nd anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic, the embassy hosted an event at a city hotel on Wednesday evening bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Turkish Republic Day has been celebrated since 1923 on October 29, the day when Ataturk formally announced the new regime of Turkiye, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the War of Independence led by the late leader. Subsequently, Ataturk was elected as the first president of Turkiye.

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