Fahrettin Altun, the head of the Directorate of Communications, stated that over 24,000 projects related to the centennial were implemented with the contributions of 56 institutions.
[10] Clubs expressed their championship goals aligned with the theme of the 100th year,[11][12] while fans composed special chants for the 2022–23 season.
[25] The Ministry of National Education organized poetry, painting, and short film competitions in schools, along with various seminars, exhibitions, workshops, and social responsibility projects.
[26] The Turkish Historical Society announced plans to establish library sections with 2,000 publications in all universities in Turkey, in addition to its national and international academic activities.
[27] The General Directorate of Mint and Stamp Printing House produced and released 100 million units of a 5 TL commemorative coin specifically for the centennial.
Over a two-year period, the competition concluded with the selection of the "Yüzüncü Yıl Marşı" (100th Year Anthem), with lyrics and music by İlker Kömürcü.
Some of these include: Composer Oğuzhan Balcı created the ten-part work "Bir Ulus Uyanıyor" (A Nation Awakens) for three soloists and a symphony orchestra, commissioned by Uludağ İçecek A.Ş.
[44] Abdullah Öztürk won first place with the one-act play "Holden'in Külkedileri" (Holden's Cinderellas), which was performed by the Ankara State Theatre in the 2022–2023 season.
The work included excerpts from Atatürk's "Nutuk", Nazım Hikmet's "Kuvayi Milliye Destanı", and writings by various authors such as Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Erol Toy, Samim Kocagöz and İsmet Küntay.
[47] The performance told a story spanning from the Battle of Malazgirt to the conquest of Istanbul and Mustafa Kemal Pasha observing the occupied ships in the Bosporus in 1918.
The 100th year anthem, written by Özen Yula and composed by Fahir Atakoğlu, was performed for the first time during the premiere on 9 September 2023.
The play, with lyrics by İbrahim Sarıtaş and music by Selim Atakan, was performed after the first showing on 25 November 2023, at the Ankara MEB Şûra Stage, in different cities for free for teachers and citizens.
[49] A play called "Veda" (Farewell), adapted from Ayşe Kulin's novel of the same name, was staged by Tiyatrokare as a celebratory performance for the 100th year of the republic.
[52] The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality's Directorate of Culture and Natural Assets organized the republic's 100th Year Monument Idea Project Competition.
[60] From various regions of the country, messages of celebration written by farmers on their fields for the 100th year gained frequent coverage in the media.
The ceremony was attended by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş, vice president Cevdet Yılmaz, chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Metin Gürak, force commanders, political party leaders, state officials, and citizens.
As part of this performance, 100 novels written during the republic era were selected, and 100 theater students from all drama schools and conservatories in Turkey read them in one breath within a day.