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Mustafa Kemal

American  
[moos-tah-fah kuh-mahl] / ˈmʊs tɑ fɑ kəˈmɑl /

noun

  1. Kemal Atatürk.

Mustafa Kemal British  
/ ˈmʊstəfə kəˈmɑːl /

noun

  1. See Atatürk

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In the early 1920s the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the dynasty’s rule was abolished by the new Turkish Republic led by Mustafa Kemal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Serap Ilgin, a 26-year-old copywriter in Istanbul said she grew up with the values of secular Turkey and its founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

It is almost 100 years since Turkey was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as a secular republic.

From BBC • May 26, 2023

The most powerful leader since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the modern Turkish republic a century ago, Erdogan and his AK Party have shifted Turkey away from Ataturk's secular blueprint.

From Reuters • May 26, 2023

In the backseat of the last car sits Mustafa Kemal.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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