Turkish embassies in Central Asian and South Caucasus countries marked the 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye with receptions attended by senior representatives of the host countries.
Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov was the guest of honor at the reception in Tashkent. The Turkish Embassy said Uzbek officials, members of the diplomatic corps, academics, business representatives and Turkish citizens living in Uzbekistan also attended the celebration.

Ashgabat: reception at the ambassador's residence and celebration at a Turkish-Turkmen school
The reception in Ashgabat was held at the official residence of the Turkish ambassador. Guests included Batyr Mammedov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, as well as Turkmen friends, Turkish citizens and diplomats. The embassy honored the memory of the founder of the republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and all the heroes of the struggle for independence.
Republic Day was also celebrated at the joint Turkmen-Turkish school in Ashgabat, where students prepared performances, poems and songs. Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent a congratulatory message to Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of the holiday, Turkmenistan's state information portal reported.

Baku: celebration at the Gulistan Palace
The Turkish Embassy held a reception at the Gulistan Palace in Baku. Azerbaijan's Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev was the guest of honor. Members of the Milli Majlis, the diplomatic corps and the military attaché community, as well as entrepreneurs, representatives of civil society organizations, the media, academia and the arts, attended the celebration.
The embassy thanked all the guests and described the celebration in “brotherly Azerbaijan” as especially joyful. During the same period, the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States is being held in Ankara, where Türkiye is assuming the organization's chairmanship from Azerbaijan.

The Republic of Türkiye was proclaimed on October 29, 1923, under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.