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Events on Monday 29 October 1923 1
1923Republic of Turkey proclaimedMustafa Kemal Ataturk becomes the first presidentThe Grand National Assembly declared Turkey a republic, ending centuries of Ottoman rule, and elected Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as its first president. The new republic launched sweeping secularizing reforms in law, education, and society over the following years. Ankara was established as the capital.