Flags across the country will be flown half mast from 09.05, the exact time of Ataturk’s death until sunset.
The first ceremony in Lefkosa will take place in front of the Ataturk Monument, where wreaths were laid, a minute’s silence will be observed and the flags pulled down to half-mast in memory of the late Turkish Leader.
A special remembrance ceremony will also be held at the Ataturk Cultural Center as 9.30 am.
Ceremonies will also be held in schools and cultural centers in Lefkosa and across the TRNC.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emerged as a military hero at the Dardanells in 1915 and became the leader of the Turkish national liberation struggle in 1919.
Following a series of impressive victories against the western invaders of his country, he led the Turkish Nation to full independence by establishing the Republic of Turkey in 1923 with a new government truly representing the nation’s will.
As the founding President for 15 years, until his death in 1938, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk introduced a broad range of swift and sweeping reforms in many fields, forming the basis of today’s Modern Turkey.
