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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
Pamuk’s allegory has not gone unnoticed by the powers that be, earning the Nobel laureate legal trouble for supposedly insulting Turkey’s flag and the nation’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
In Turkey, it means no critiques of depictions of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2020
In many images, though, Güler’s youngest subjects evince an optimism that was enshrined in Turkish culture by the country’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who established a national holiday in honor of children.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 27, 2018
YouTube was banned in 2008 after a video was posted on the site showing Greek football fans taunting Turks and making claims about the country's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2010
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