Turkey marks National Day
(WorldNews Turkey)

Ambassador Esra Cankorur of Turkey recently welcomed members of the diplomatic corps, government officials and Manila´s social set to a cocktail reception in celebration of the Turkish National Day in Manila at Fairmont Hotel in Makati. Ambassador Cankorur explained that the occasion was to commemorate the events of 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk declared Turkey as a republic, 95 years ago. This was actually three-and-a-half years later than when the Grand National Assembly of...