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A group of paragliders arrive to perform demonstration flights with a special permission from Governorate of Van on 19th May Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day near Ayanis Castle at Tusba district in Van, Turkey on May 19, 2020. They also gave a message to people of Van – “Stay at Home”, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during their flights. May 19 is a milestone in Turkish history, the day when Mustafa Kemal arrived in the Black Sea city of Samsun from Istanbul in 1919 to launch the war that transformed the nation into modern Turkey four years later. Ataturk dedicated May 19 to the youth of Turkish nation as Youth and Sports Day – a national holiday that sees young people stage sporting and cultural activities and official ceremonies organized across the nation. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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