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Mustafa Kemal

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

However, media reports claimed the dispute was centered around players wearing jerseys featuring Turkey’s secularist founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and carrying a banner with his motto, “Peace at home, Peace in the world.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

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

From BBC • May 26, 2023

Turkey’s early cinema glorified the achievements of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

In Angora, Mustafa Kemal let it be printed in the newspaper that he would be holding a tea at Chankaya while in actuality he’d left for his headquarters in the field.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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