@article{2018,title={First May 19th Celebrations in Amasya},abstractNode={There are important days and events in the history of the nations that have to be remembered. It is important to celebrate these days and events with celebrations and activities to keep them alive in the minds of the people. Also, the celebrations of these days and events with the public keep people conscious and aware about the events. The public feels that they are the members of the society they belong to and it leads them to make big ideals for their future. Our near past is full of such events that should be celebrated. One of these events is the Atatürk’s landing to Samsun on 19th May, 1919 to start the national struggle against enemy forces. 19th May 1919 was accepted as a “Youth and Sports Holiday” on 20th May 1938 with the law 2739 about The National Holidays and Holiday Days. In the past and in present time, holiday celebrations are important among the people to make them aware and feel conscious about then importance of the event. After the declaration of Turkish Republic, it was seen important how the holidays were celebrated, who participated to the celebrations and what sort of activities were included into the celebrations. The study aims to give some information about the 19th May celebrations held in Amasya. In this context, the messages desired to be given to the public, especially, to the young people are mentioned.},author={Turgut İLERİ},year={2018},journal={Journal of Turkish Studies}}