The Republic

The house in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki where modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born and lived until he was 7 was opened to the public as a museum in 1953 and continues to attract scores of visitors to this day.

The premiere of the movie "Atatürk 1881-1919," starring actor Aras Bulut İynemli as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was held at Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) on Oct. 23.

On the other hand, the costumes used in the movie were exhibited in the building.

Speaking at a U.N. panel, Canan Dağdeviren, the first scientist from Turkey to be named as a junior fellow by the Society of Fellows at Harvard University, has said her source of “endless motivation” is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. 

Recent discussions over Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the War of Independence and the early days of the republic do not open new horizons, nor reveal new knowledge and perspectives. On the contrary, these distorted - sometimes fabricated - rumors are produced to provide ammunition to the current political and ideological fight.

Crowds across Turkey gathered on Nov. 10 to commemorate the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, on the 78th anniversary of his death

A Turkish man has alleged that an "insult on president [Recep Tayyip Erdo?an]" caused him to assault his fiancé, initiating a process whereby the woman had to testify on violating the controversial Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) which foresees imprisonment for defamations against the president.

2015 brought a second Nobel prize to Turkey thanks to scientist Aziz Sancar but it was also a time of farewell for doyen of Turkish literature Ya?ar Kemal as well as for masters of television and cinema, Zeki Alasya, Levent K?rca and Memduh ÜnTurk wins Nobel prize in chemistry 

The row began last week when Re?at Kasap, the mayor of the eastern Black Sea town of Rize, said a statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, in the town?s main square could be removed.