Prayers are offered and sufferings are remembered. The Black Sea seashore town of Kefken was the first arrival place and first settlement of the forced migrants from The Caucasus as a result of Russian-Caucasus war ended in 1864 with about 2 million Caucasians being forced to migration. A group of observers of the day from Istanbul,arrived at Karaagac village of Kefken at early hours of the morning and joined others from Ankara and other towns of Turkey.
Cemetery is visited and prayers are offered in memory of the forefathers.
Prayers are offered and a black wreath and roses are thrown on the Black Sea. The observance at Istanbul was at sk dar seashore. Democratic Circassian Platform had organized the day's program. All carried red roses and black armbands as mourning. Havva Karaka voiced the laments and observers followed her.