Turkish Stars, the Turkish Air Force’s aerobatic team, performed an air show over Ankara as part of the October 29 Republic Day celebrations and the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States.
According to the program announced by the Ankara Governor’s Office, the team carried out two separate flights during the day. The first flight took place over the Presidential Complex.

Turkish Stars make ceremonial flypast over Anıtkabir
The team’s ceremonial flypast over Anıtkabir began at 5:30 p.m. as scheduled. Thousands of citizens visiting Anıtkabir and gathered at various points across the city watched the show, while many recorded the moments on their mobile phones.

The team performed various formations over Ankara while trailing colored smoke.
Rehearsal flight held ahead of the show
Turkish Stars had also conducted a rehearsal flight around Anıtkabir and the Presidential Complex on October 28. The show coincided with the day the leaders attending the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States were in Ankara.

Anıtkabir was visited by large numbers of citizens throughout the day to mark the Republic’s 103rd anniversary.