Türkish Flag from Anıtkabir is Brought to Tarsus
The Turkish Flag, which has swayed in Anıtkabir, home to Atatürk's eternal rest, and replaced with a new one on 30 August 2019, was brought to Tarsus American College (TAC) with the initiatives of the Health and Education Foundation (SEV). The flag was received with a ceremony held at Anıtkabir and was proudly carried on the shoulders of students at the opening ceremony of 132-year high school, rising on the flagpole.
Tarsus American College (TAC), one of Turkey's most historic schools, boasts a 132-year history. The new academic year began with a proud and vibrant opening assembly which was highlighted by the presence of the Turkish flag brought from the Anıtkabir Mausoleum.
The “Turkish Flag” which proudly sways from the flagpoles in Anıtkabir, the eternal resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, is never displayed at half mast except on November 10. The flag is occasionally replaced with a new one. The flag, which is replaced with a new one, is cleaned, repaired, ironed and delivered in a special box to the institutions which want to protect and exhibit it.
DELIVERED FROM ANITKABİR WITH A CEREMONY
The Health and Education Foundation (SEV), the governance body of Tarsus American College (TAC), made a request to take the Turkish flag, which was replaced on 30 August 2019, to Tarsus American College. Upon the request, this special flag was received at a ceremony held on the 3rd of September 2019. The flag was presented by Colonel Hakan Osman Sert, Commander of the Mausoleum, and Colonel Muzaffer Taytak, the commander for the previous term, to Mr. Refik Kutluer, Board Member at the Health and Education Foundation.
STUDENTS CARRIED IT PROUDLY
The Turkish flag brought to Tarsus from Anıtkabir was handed over to Tarsus American College (TAC) at the opening ceremony on September 9 by the SEV administration. The Turkish flag, which was proudly carried in the hands and on the shoulders of the students, will be displayed on the 132-year old historic campus of the school and will continue to sway proudly at the opening ceremonies each year.
The members of the SEV Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors at Health and Education Foundation, SEV executives, TAC graduates and TAC parents who were present in the Opening Ceremony expressed their pride in the fact that this special flag is being protected in Tarsus, in its new home at Tarsus American College.