THE CELEBRATIONS OF REPUBLIC DAY IN AMASYA (1925-1943)
AMASYA' DA CUMHURİYET BAYRAMI KUTLAMALARI (1925-1943)

Author : Turgut İLERİ
Number of pages : 137-155

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to explain how and why the celebrations of Republic Day were held in Amasya between the years 1925 and 1943. In this context, it is understood that the celebration programs sent from the Central Goverment were performed and the local organizing committee carried on these activities meticulously. A day before the celebrations started, the streets were decorated with flags and lights, in the evening of the actual day a torchlight parade was held and the committee put up some posters about Republic at different parts of the city. The celebrations were performed with the participation of local people, students, the members of the protocol and military and civil managers. During the celebrations some poems were addressed to the spectators by the students and some speeches were given about the importance of the Republic and the newly established institutions. By the wisdom of these activities, the people were given some messages about the revolutions, the benefits of the new regime and the modern life style. These activities made the people to understand and to protect the new regime.

Keywords

Amasya, Republic, National Hol

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