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The centenary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey was celebrated with ceremonies and events. While women organizations issued statements emphasizing the importance of secularism and women's rights, a day off has been announced in the evening by President Erdoğan for the schools on the next day.

Ninety years since the establishment of the Republic, in an ever more complex society, the limitations and contradictions of Turkish national identity are coming to the fore more and more.