A number of ceremonies were held on Thursday to mark the 84th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern day Türkiye.
Sirens went off at exactly 9:05 marking the time of the death of the most revered figure in modern Turkish history.
Separate ceremonies were held throughout all districts.
The 84th anniversary of the death of the great Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was marked with two separate ceremonies in the capital Lefkoşa.
The first ceremony was held at the Atatürk Monument.
Wreaths were placed, a minutes silence was observed and the flags were lowered to half mast followed by the reciting of the national anthem.
The day’s second remembrance ceremony was realised at the Atatürk Culture Centre.
Speeches were delivered on behalf of the Turkish Peace Forces in Cyprus (KTBK) and the Turkish Embassy in Lefkoşa.
The Minister of National Education and Culture Nazım Çavuşoğlu and President Ersin Tatar also delivered speeches at the event.
President Ersin Tatar, in his speech at the Atatürk commemoration program, stressed that Atatürk’s principles, thoughts and enlightened path will always be the guide for the Turkish Cypriot people.
“Rememberin of Atatürk and his comrades in the TRNC is the only guarantee of our independence and freedom” Tatar said.
The ceremony, ended with an oratorio by the Lefkoşa Anadolu High School of Fine Arts.