Atatürk

American

[at-uh-turk, ah-tah-turk] / ˈæt əˌtɜrk, ɑ tɑˈtɜrk /

noun

Kemal Atatürk.

Atatürk British

/ ˈætəˌtɜːk /

noun

Kemal (kɛˈmɑːl), real name Mustafa Kemal. 1881– 1938, Turkish general and statesman; founder of the Turkish republic and president of Turkey (1923–38), who westernized and secularized the country

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What Atatürk dismissed as the “religion of the Arabs” had millions of adherents in Turkey, particularly in the agrarian hinterland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Victory for Guardiola's side would see them face either Inter Milan or AC Milan in this year's final on Saturday 10 June at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

Each finalist will be allocated 20,000 tickets - also the same as in 2022 - of the 72,000 available for the match at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023

After the triumph of his nationalist party in the early 1920s, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk established a republic with a constitution and regular elections.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Modern Turkey was established in 1920, ruled initially by a Sultan, becoming a republic in 1923 under the presidency of Kamal Atatürk.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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