On the night of May 19, Istanbul experienced a beautiful fireworks display as part of the celebrations to mark Atatürk Remembrance , Youth and Sports Day, which this year have been marked by restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. . This national holiday commemorates the day that Atatürk landed in 1919 in the city of Samsun to start the Turkish War of Independence, which would succeed in expelling foreign powers from the country and transforming it into the new Republic of Turkey.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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