Taj datum je po prvi put stekao status prilike za obilježavanje 1953. godine, a prva predstava osvajanja odigrana je 1996, tokom gradonačelničkog mandata aktuelnog premijera Recepa Tayyipa Erdogana.
The date first gained status as an occasion for official celebrations in 1953, and the first re-enactment of the conquest was staged in 1996, during the mayoralty of current Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.