Victory Day (Turkey)

E297529

national holiday public holiday in Turkey

Victory Day (Turkey) is a national holiday observed on August 30 in Turkey to celebrate a decisive Turkish victory in the War of Independence and honor the armed forces.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Victory Day (Turkey) canonical	4
Zafer Bayramı	2
Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı) in Turkey	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2784334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victory Day (Turkey)
Context triple: [Great Offensive, commemoratedOn, Victory Day (Turkey)]

A. Republic Day (Turkey)
Republic Day (Turkey) is a national holiday celebrated on October 29 to mark the proclamation of the Turkish Republic and the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in its founding.
B. Atatürk Memorial Day
Atatürk Memorial Day is a national day of remembrance in Turkey honoring the legacy and reforms of the republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
C. Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
D. Katyń Memorial Day
Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
E. Defender of Ukraine Day
Defender of Ukraine Day is a national holiday honoring the country’s military personnel and veterans, reflecting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victory Day (Turkey)
Target entity description: Victory Day (Turkey) is a national holiday observed on August 30 in Turkey to celebrate a decisive Turkish victory in the War of Independence and honor the armed forces.

A. Republic Day (Turkey)
Republic Day (Turkey) is a national holiday celebrated on October 29 to mark the proclamation of the Turkish Republic and the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in its founding.
B. Atatürk Memorial Day
Atatürk Memorial Day is a national day of remembrance in Turkey honoring the legacy and reforms of the republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
C. Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
D. Katyń Memorial Day
Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
E. Defender of Ukraine Day
Defender of Ukraine Day is a national holiday honoring the country’s military personnel and veterans, reflecting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national holiday ⓘ public holiday in Turkey ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ surface form: Zafer Bayramı
appliesToJurisdiction	Turkey ⓘ surface form: Republic of Turkey Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ⓘ
celebrationType	air shows ⓘ flag displays ⓘ military parades ⓘ official speeches ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
commemoratedDate	30 August 1922 ⓘ
commemoratedYear	1922 ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of Dumlupınar ⓘ Great Offensive ⓘ surface form: Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz) Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
dayOfMonth	30 ⓘ
follows	Great Offensive ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasCategory	August observances ⓘ Holidays of Turkey ⓘ
hasSymbol	Turkish flag ⓘ
hasTheme	military victory ⓘ national independence ⓘ patriotism ⓘ
honors	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ Armed Forces of Turkey ⓘ surface form: Turkish Armed Forces veterans of the War of Independence ⓘ
inception	1926 ⓘ
languageOfName	Turkish ⓘ
legalStatus	official public holiday ⓘ
mainVenue	Anıtkabir ⓘ Onur Anıtı (Atatürk Monument) ⓘ surface form: Atatürk Monument in various cities
monthOfObservation	August ⓘ
observedBy	Armed Forces of Turkey ⓘ surface form: Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ⓘ Government of Turkey ⓘ surface form: Turkish government citizens of Turkey ⓘ
observedOn	30 August ⓘ
officialName	Victory Day (Turkey) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Zafer Bayramı
partOf	Turkish national holidays ⓘ
relatedTo	Democracy and National Unity Day (Turkey) ⓘ National Sovereignty and Children’s Day ⓘ surface form: National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey) Republic Day (Turkey) ⓘ Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day ⓘ surface form: Youth and Sports Day (Turkey)
significance	celebrates decisive victory in the Turkish War of Independence ⓘ commemorates Turkish victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar ⓘ honors Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as commander-in-chief ⓘ honors the Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Offensive → commemoratedOn → Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ

Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day → relatedTo → Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ

Republic Day (Turkey) → relatedTo → Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ

Büyük Taarruz → commemoratedOn → Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı) in Turkey

Battle of Dumlupınar → commemoratedOn → Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ

Victory Day (Turkey) → alsoKnownAs → Victory Day (Turkey) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zafer Bayramı

Victory Day (Turkey) → officialName → Victory Day (Turkey) self-linksurface differs ⓘ