Importance Given to Children - Nisanur Altun

Importance Given to Children

One day, o foreign child and his family come to Turkey to stay as guest. They were going to stay in Ankara. They got off the airport and took a taxi to the square. But there was a strange crowd around. The boy was very curious about what happened. They got out of the car. 

They asked the people around that day was the 10th of November. It was the death anniversary of the founder of Turkey. Children and teens were doing amazing celebration. Children from the celebration was impressed. After celebration, the children returned home. 

From that day on, the boy became curious about Atatürk. From the library borrowed books about Atatürk. The boy was takin Atatürk's posters and sticking them in his room. One day, in a book, it was recorded that 23 April as a children's day. 

He understood that Atatürk also gave great importance to children.

 Nisanur Altun