Manisa Celal Bayar University Vice Rector and Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Oktay Üçer attended the celebration ceremony organized by the Manisa Governorship to mark the 99th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's visit to Manisa after the declaration of the Republic.

The ceremony was attended by Manisa Governor Vahdettin Özkan, Manisa Metropolitan Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, Vice Rector and Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Oktay Üçer, Yunusemre Mayor Semih Balaban, Şehzadeler Deputy Mayor Yenal Yıldırım, Manisa Chief Public Prosecutor Kurtca Eker, Şehzadeler District Governor Fatih Genel, Provincial Police Chief Fahri Aktaş, military officials, department heads, civil society organizations, students, and citizens.

The program began with a symbolic reception of Atatürk at the Manisa Train Station, followed by a procession to Cumhuriyet Square and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Atatürk and National Sovereignty Monument.

After a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem, Manisa Metropolitan Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek delivered a speech highlighting the significance of the day.

The ceremony continued with the reading of a welcome speech by Bahri Sarıtepe, who was the Mayor of Manisa during Atatürk’s visits, along with Atatürk’s response. It concluded with a visit to the “Atatürk Photographs” exhibition held at the Fatih Exhibition Hall