Turkey dedicated a national holiday to children starting in 1920
Turkey became the first country in the world to dedicate a formal national holiday to its youngest citizens, emphasizing that children are the primary architects of a nation's future.
In 1920, during the turmoil of the Turkish War of Independence, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded the Grand National Assembly. He recognized that the survival of the new republic depended on the next generation, leading to the official dedication of April 23rd as National Sovereignty and Children's Day.
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