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23rd of April International Children Festival is a gift from the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, to the children of Turkey, on the occasion of the establishment of the Grand National Assembly. It is also the first and only children festival that has been celebrated internationally as “TRT 23rd April International Children’s Festival” through the organization of TRT (Turkish Radio & Television Corporation) since 1979.
After the announcement of the year of 1979 to be the "Worldwide Year of Children" by the United Nations, TRT has prepared a project aiming to surround all the children in the world and as a result of the acceptation of the project, the first TRT 23rd April International Children Festival is organized in the capital city, Ankara, with the participation of five countries. These five countries were: USSR, Iraq, Italy, Romania and Bulgaria.
Many people in Turkey commemorate the first gathering of the Grand National Assembly (the Turkish Parliament), which took place on April 23, 1920, by attending local ceremonies or laying wreaths at monuments of M. Kemal Ataturk. The biggest ceremony takes place at the Ataturk Mausoleum in the capital city, Ankara.
Because Ataturk reportedly dedicated the Turkish Republic to children, Turkish schoolchildren take seats in the Parliament for the day and symbolically govern the country. They elect a president who then addresses the country on national television. Children’s festivals take place throughout the country. TRT brings children, aged 8 to 14, from different countries around the world to Turkey. These children stay with Turkish families for a week and participate in children’s festivals which culminate a gala-performance on April 23.
23rd of April International Children Festival is organized with the purpose of contributing to the formation of a world where children would live in peace by enhancing the relations of fraternity, love and friendship between children. It is celebrated with the principle of “PEACE IN THE HOMELAND, PEACE IN THE WORLD” through the participation of an average of 40 countries worldwide. The festival that more than 110 different countries have participated up to today, was celebrated in the capital city, Ankara, from 1979 to 2000, and in various big cities like İstanbul, Antalya, İzmir, Bursa, Konya and Gaziantep in the following years...
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