Türkiye commemorates founder Atatürk on 84th death anniversary PHOTO/VIDEO

Türkiye marks the 84th death anniversary of its founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The beloved founder of the Republic of Türkiye is commemorated across the country with ceremonies and people paying their respects to the great leader at 9:05 a.m., his time of death, by observing a minute of silence.

The culmination of the ceremonies is in Anıtkabir, the spectacular mausoleum of the country's first president in the capital Ankara, Daily Sabah reports.

On November 10, an official ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the outstanding statesman's death was held in Anitkabir. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ministers, opposition party leaders, judicial officials, and civil servants all attended the ceremony. The Turkish president placed a wreath of white and red carnations on Atatürk's grave.

Thousands are expected to visit the location on November 10. In Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Palace where Atatürk spent his final hours, will draw crowds of mourners lining up to pay their respects around his deathbed. Room 71 in Dolmabahçe was repaired and restored ahead of the anniversary, Daily Sabah says.

Along with the usual remembrance ceremonies, the National Library will launch a new online exhibition. The exhibition will showcase old photos showing the funeral procession for Atatürk, which were restored over two years at the restoration laboratory of the library by experts from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In the capital Ankara, the Atatürk Remembrance Run will be held with the participation of the youth, as a tribute to the leader who is known for his staunch support for the development of Turkish sport.

Though he suffered from cirrhosis for some time, Atatürk's death at the age of 57 shocked the nation, which successfully recovered from the fallout of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent invasion of Türkiye, under the leadership of the charismatic leader. He crammed countless accomplishments in his short life, from a stellar military career that prolonged the life of a dying empire to a revolutionary struggle for independence and the foundation of the republic, an entirely new system for Türkiye. Today, he is viewed as a military and political genius among his compatriots.

Atatürk dodged death on the battlefields during his career as an Ottoman officer and also escaped a planned assassination attempt in 1926. Yet, the disease confined him to bed for days before his death on November 10, 1938. His body was transported to the capital Ankara on November 19 and placed into a temporary grave, before the construction of Anıtkabir. The body was transferred to the mausoleum on November 10, 1953.

#Canlı: Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin Kurucusu Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün ebediyete intikalinin 84. yılı dolayısıyla Anıtkabir'de düzenlenecek resmi törene katılıyor https://t.co/jK02DDtWI1

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