May 19 is a milestone in Turkish history, the day when Mustafa Kemal arrived in the Black Sea city of Samsun from Istanbul in 1919to launch the war that transformed the nation into modern Turkey four years later. Ataturk dedicated May 19 to the youth of the Turkish nation as Youth and Sports Day. A national holiday that sees young people stage sporting and cultural activities and official ceremonies organized across the nation.
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