thailand the second saturday of january is children's day in thailand. turkey april 23 is the national sovereignty and children's day in turkey. the date commemorates the opening of turkish national assembly in 1920 during the turkish independence war. the designation of children's day came in 1929 upon the recommendation of the institution of children's protection. since 1986 the turkish government organizes an international children's festival on april 23. on april 23rd of every year, children from all around turkey gather in the capital city, ankara, and they replace the selected members of the grand national assembly. they have an elected president and prime minister and they govern türkiye for one day in order to emphasize the importance of the children in th 谢谢!