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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The Turkish Football Federation and the clubs blamed "problems in organising" the match after authorities refused banners referring to the revered father of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2023

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

Disney+ not to broadcast a documentary about modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on its streaming service.

From Reuters Aug. 2, 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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