Victory Day in Turkey

Mustafa Kemal PashaThis holiday (Zafer Bayrami) is established in memory of the liberation of the Turkish army under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal occupied by the Greek army of Izmir in 1922.

On this day, military parades and militarized ceremonies are held throughout the country, to the accompaniment of the Janissary march, designed to strengthen the connection of times in the mass consciousness.