National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

Top officials led by Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (Front C) visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020

Ali Balıkçı • 23 April 2020 • update: 23 April 2020

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visits Anitkabir

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Top officials led by Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. ( Orhan Karslı - Anadolu Agency )Orhan Karslı

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visits Anitkabir

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Top officials led by Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (C) visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. ( Orhan Karslı - Anadolu Agency )Orhan Karslı

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visits Anitkabir

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Top officials led by Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (C-L) visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. ( Orhan Karslı - Anadolu Agency )Orhan Karslı

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visits Anitkabir

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Top officials led by Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (Front C) visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. ( Orhan Karslı - Anadolu Agency )Orhan Karslı

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visits Anitkabir

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (C) stands in silence at the symbolic sarcophagus during his visit to Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. ( Orhan Karslı - Anadolu Agency )Orhan Karslı

National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (3rd L) and Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli (3rd R), wearing a protective mask as a precaution against the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19), visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. ( Ali Balıkçı - Anadolu Agency )Ali Balıkçı

National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop, Vice President of Turkey, Fuat Oktay, Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli, Leader of the Good (IYI) Party, Meral Aksener, Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu along with ministers and MPs visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. Participants of the celebrations wear face masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ( Ali Balıkçı - Anadolu Agency )Ali Balıkçı

National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop, Vice President of Turkey, Fuat Oktay, Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli, Leader of the Good (IYI) Party, Meral Aksener, Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu along with ministers and MPs pose for a photo during their visit to Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. Participants of the celebrations wear face masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ( Ali Balıkçı - Anadolu Agency )Ali Balıkçı

National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

Ali Balıkçı • 23 April 2020 • update: 23 April 2020

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop visits Anitkabir

National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 23: Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop, Vice President of Turkey, Fuat Oktay, Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli, Leader of the Good (IYI) Party, Meral Aksener, Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu along with ministers and MPs pose for a photo during their visit to Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Turkey on April 23, 2020. Turkey celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day as well as the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the parliament. The celebrations focus on children because Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasized that children are the nation's future. Participants of the celebrations wear face masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ( Ali Balıkçı - Anadolu Agency )Ali Balıkçı