Tag #125314 - Interview #97653 (Rebeka Evgin)

My school years were colorful.  All the holidays were celebrated in our school.  We would wear black uniforms with white collars, and take part in parades.  We would get in line according to height.  Turkish Independence day on October 29th [7], National Independence Day and Children’s Day on April 23rd (The anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Parliament by Ataturk. Ataturk gifted this holiday to the kids, and created the first children’s day in the world in this way) would be celebrated with exuberance.  The love of Ataturk had been instilled in all of us.  We had very innocent relationships with our friends.  We would go to each other’s houses.  We would kiss the hands of our elders and our teachers on religious holidays.