The parade was attended by Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu, CHP Denizli Provincial Chair Ali Osman Horzum, Merkezefendi Mayor Şeniz Doğan, bureaucrats from the Metropolitan Municipality, and many citizens. Accompanied by the Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Marching Band, citizens carrying Turkish flags walked along the route, joining in with marches and songs. The parade ended at Delikliçınar Square, where entertainment areas set up for children drew great interest. With face painting activities, balloons, and cotton candy treats, the children had a blast. The events continued with a Zumba Kids show, while the International Folk Dance Show added vibrant colour to the square.

 

''We Want Holidays to Be Celebrated with the Greatest Enthusiasm''

 

Speaking to the public at Delikliçınar Square, Mayor Çavuşoğlu expressed the joy of celebrating such an important and special day with enthusiasm. He said, ''We want today to feel like a carnival. We want holidays to be celebrated with the greatest joy. These holidays mark the days when the fate of this country changed. We have a wise leader who gifted the most beautiful day in the world to children as a holiday. I feel endless gratitude and appreciation for Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades in arms. Because if they had not embarked on that great journey, we wouldn't be here today with all our different colours. ''

 

Sovereignty Belongs Unconditionally to the Nation

 

CHP Denizli Provincial Chair Ali Osman Horzum also celebrated the holiday with the people of Denizli, stating, ''We are such a fortunate nation that the only children's holiday in the world is in the Republic of Türkiye. We have such a leader who entrusted the future of our country to the youth. We will protect this Republic, entrusted to us by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, to the very end. ''
 

 Merkezefendi Mayor Şeniz Doğan added, ''April 23rd, when sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation, is a day that commemorates the great struggle of Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades, and it is a day when the will and sovereignty of the people prevail. ''
 

Following the speeches, Mayor Çavuşoğlu hosted representatives of the folk dance groups from Poland, Russia, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ossetia at his office.