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
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
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
The Turks and their leader, Mustafa Kemal, had retreated to Angora in the east.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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