Mustafa Kemal
Americannoun
noun
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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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