Özyeğin University Community Visits Anıtkabir to Commemorate Republic Day

On the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the Republic and October 29 Republic Day, Özyeğin University visited Anıtkabir on Saturday, October 24, 2026, to pay tribute to the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Led by Özyeğin University Rector Prof. Barış Tan, the visit was attended by the university's students, faculty members, and administrative staff.

During the official ceremony held at Anıtkabir, a wreath was laid at Atatürk’s mausoleum. Following the ceremony, Özyeğin University Rector Prof. Barış Tan signed the Anıtkabir Special Book of Remembrance, writing the following message:

Founder of our Republic, Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,

On behalf of the members of Özyeğin University, we are honored to stand in your presence alongside our students and our academic and administrative staff who work with great devotion for our youth—the assurance of our future.

Following in the footsteps of your principles, we deem it our duty to carry into the future your greatest legacy, our Republic, through an approach centered on free thought, scientific production, and social benefit. Since our establishment, we have steadfastly continued our efforts with the goal of raising individuals who possess universal values, inquire, produce, and add value to society.

Your ideal of raising generations with "free thought, free conscience, and free wisdom" continues to inspire us. We offer our respect, devotion, and gratitude before your cherished memory.

Prof. Barış Tan
Rector of Özyeğin University
October 24, 2026