IZMIR, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 22: Frogmen of Turkish Police Department open a Turkish flag on the wreck of the Monem ship, which sank off the coast of Cesme in 2004 while being towed to Aliaga for dismantling, to mark 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkiye, in Izmir, Turkiye, on October 22, 2025. Turkiye's 102nd Republic Day on Oct. 29 is marked on Wednesday with official ceremonies and public celebrations across the country. Ten Oct. 29, 1923, Ataturk officially declared the nation's name and proclaimed the country's status as a republic. Turkiye has since celebrated Republic Day every Oct. 29, one of the most important annual commemorations in the country. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )
IZMIR, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 22: Frogmen of Turkish Police Department open a Turkish flag on the wreck of the Monem ship, which sank off the coast of Cesme in 2004 while being towed to Aliaga for dismantling, to mark 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkiye, in Izmir, Turkiye, on October 22, 2025. Turkiye's 102nd Republic Day on Oct. 29 is marked on Wednesday with official ceremonies and public celebrations across the country. Ten Oct. 29, 1923, Ataturk officially declared the nation's name and proclaimed the country's status as a republic. Turkiye has since celebrated Republic Day every Oct. 29, one of the most important annual commemorations in the country. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )
IZMIR, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 22: Frogmen of Turkish Police Department open a Turkish flag on the wreck of the Monem ship, which sank off the coast of Cesme in 2004 while being towed to Aliaga for dismantling, to mark 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkiye, in Izmir, Turkiye, on October 22, 2025. Turkiye's 102nd Republic Day on Oct. 29 is marked on Wednesday with official ceremonies and public celebrations across the country. Ten Oct. 29, 1923, Ataturk officially declared the nation's name and proclaimed the country's status as a republic. Turkiye has since celebrated Republic Day every Oct. 29, one of the most important annual commemorations in the country. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )
IZMIR, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 22: Frogmen of Turkish Police Department open a Turkish flag on the wreck of the Monem ship, which sank off the coast of Cesme in 2004 while being towed to Aliaga for dismantling, to mark 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkiye, in Izmir, Turkiye, on October 22, 2025. Turkiye's 102nd Republic Day on Oct. 29 is marked on Wednesday with official ceremonies and public celebrations across the country. Ten Oct. 29, 1923, Ataturk officially declared the nation's name and proclaimed the country's status as a republic. Turkiye has since celebrated Republic Day every Oct. 29, one of the most important annual commemorations in the country. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )
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