Turkey celebrated Republic Day marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Republic on Oct 29, 2913, with events held across the country.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, along with senior officials, visited Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Republic’s founder.

At 11.00 am, a delegation of state officials, including the president and other high level officials and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, walked along the Lion’s Path at Anıtkabir. The ceremony included a wreath-laying by Erdoğan, followed by a moment of silence and the national anthem.