Turkish Republic Is Ours!
The Republic Day assembly prepared by Turkish Language and Literature Department was full of moments of national pride and cheer of celebration.
The program of events, which reflected the richness brought by the republic regime to Turkey, started with a moment of silence and the National Anthem. The touching remarks by the school principal, Ms. Günseli Yüksel were followed by activities which focus on Ataturk’s “The Speech” and his ideals for the country which hold true even today. Students who brought together the pieces of the Turkish map to make a whole, represented seven geographical regions of Turkey, with the accompaniment of poetry, traditional clothes and music from each region. After this visual feast, TAC ECHO students complemented the celebration with music. Turkish Drama Club students staged the short play “R-evolution”. After successful performances giving life to Ataturk’s “Address to the Turkish Youth” and a video footage, the activity closed with the song “Memleketim”. The assembly also included presentation of an award, for the essay writing contest with the theme “democracy” and Meliha Manav, the writer of the winning entry received her award from Önder Şit, Turkish Literature Department Chair.
This meaningful event helped students to fully grasp the importance of democracy and the republic regime for Turkey. We would like to thank our music teacher Aslı Son for working with the performers towards successful musical performances and Tülay Okan for the impressive stage decors.