10.11.2026 12:34
The General Directorate of Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism shared footage of Atatürk’s coffin being transported from Istanbul to Ankara on the 88th anniversary of his passing into eternity. The footage, belonging to the Film Archive, included moments when the body was brought to İzmit aboard the Yavuz battleship on November 19, 1938, then by train to Ankara, and moved to its temporary grave at the Ethnography Museum.
The Great Leader’s final journey has come to light again through archive footage. The footage was shared on the social media account of the General Directorate of Cinema Film Archive.
BROUGHT TO IZMIT ABOARD THE YAVUZ BATTLESHIP
The footage shared on the social media account of the General Directorate of Cinema Film Archive includes the moments when the coffin of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was brought to Izmit aboard the Yavuz Battleship on November 19, 1938, and then to Ankara by train.
THE CEREMONY IN ANKARA IS ALSO IN THE FOOTAGE
The footage also includes the ceremony held in Ankara on November 21, 1938, and the moments when Atatürk’s body was brought to the temporary grave at the Ethnography Museum.
“WE COMMEMORATE HIM WITH RESPECT, LONGING AND GRATITUDE”
The post included the following statements: “On the 88th anniversary of the passing of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, we remember him with respect, longing, and gratitude. May his soul be at peace.”