So he chose the name Ataturk, which means Father of the Turks, and by that name he has entered history. From Wordnik.com. [Crescent & Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds] Reference
In 1934 he was named "Ataturk" - father of the Turks. From Wordnik.com. [Fridtjof Nansen: Scientist and Humanitarian] Reference
He united Turkey into the modern secular republic it is today, and he took the name Ataturk, meaning father of the Turks. From Wordnik.com. [The Forgotten Wars | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference
Every time I hear "Ataturk" I think of some vizier encouraging a faithful servant. From Wordnik.com. [Banning YouTube in Turkey... and you probably know why.] Reference
(alias Ataturk), successor to the Ottoman Sultan, finally chased the Greeks out of Turkish lands in 1922. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Ataturk, the reformer and founder of modern Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [STATEMENT ON THE ATATURK AWARD GIVEN TO Nelson Mandela\] Reference
Party officials deny harboring anti-Ataturk tendencies. From Wordnik.com. [What Would Ataturk Do?] Reference
Ataturk once said: "Do not be afraid of telling the truth.". From Wordnik.com. [David Harris: British PM and Turkey: Rue, Britannia!] Reference
Celal Ozugur, the state airports authority manager at Ataturk. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Air Charts Growth Path] Reference
Ataturk shows scant sign of going the way of his contemporaries. From Wordnik.com. [What Would Ataturk Do?] Reference
It was, after all, only 61 years ago this week that Ataturk died. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President To Turkish Assembly] Reference
Lincoln preserved; Einstein dreamed; Ataturk built; Roosevelt led. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By President And Mrs Clinton At Millennium Event] Reference
Mehmet the Conqueror converted it to a mosque; Ataturk made it a museum. From Wordnik.com. [The Istanbul Express] Reference
As Ataturk said 75 years ago, "countries vary, but civilization is one.". From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President To Turkish Assembly] Reference
Under Turkish law, it is a crime to insult Ataturk, who died 70 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Turkey Restores Access to YouTube] Reference
"That totalitarian past, perpetuated by the cult of Ataturk, still lives on.". From Wordnik.com. [Democracy in the Dock] Reference
That certainly departs from the Western-oriented trajectory charted by Ataturk. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Gardels: The End of History -- 20 Years Later] Reference
Next to his desk, Mr. Karaman keeps a big photograph of Ataturk in military uniform. From Wordnik.com. [What Would Ataturk Do?] Reference
That's strong stuff in a country where "insulting Ataturk" is still a serious crime. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy in the Dock] Reference
It would not please Ataturk to know that "honor killings" still exist in his country. From Wordnik.com. [Aubrey Sarvis: Killing DADT Is the Honorable Thing] Reference
The Turkish republic was founded by a general - Mustafa Kamel or "Ataturk" (Father of the. From Wordnik.com. [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference
A statue of Ataturk, left, stands near a national flag in front of the Turkish Parliament. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight Over Turkey's Faith] Reference
There you had a forced, totalitarian modernization on the Western model imposed by Ataturk. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Gardels: My Talk with Fareed Zakaria: Obama Must Face A Post-American World] Reference
California may need new leadership, but its role model should most definitely not be Ataturk. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Corrections] Reference
We must not forget the words of Ataturk: "There are many nations, but only one civilization.". From Wordnik.com. [International Letters: An Enduring Legacy] Reference
Unlike so many men throughout Islamic history, Ataturk did not fear women; he respected them. From Wordnik.com. [Zeyno Baran: Let the Truth Shine] Reference
It's commitment to democracy fulfills the ideals of Ataturk as Turkey enters the 21st century. From Wordnik.com. [Press Conference With Turkish P M] Reference
He does admire Ataturk, he says, but Pakistan is a much more Muslim-minded society than Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan's Striving Son] Reference
Ataturk pushed for women to be educated, eligible for public office, and allowed to enter any profession. From Wordnik.com. [What's Going On With Turkey?] Reference
Those who lost their families at the hands of Ataturk have little appreciation for his modernization skills. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Corrections] Reference
The governing party's own claim of allegiance to Ataturk only demonstrates its deviousness, says Mr. Karaman. From Wordnik.com. [What Would Ataturk Do?] Reference
Last month a newspaper editor was given a three-year suspended sentence for the crime of "insulting Ataturk.". From Wordnik.com. [The True Turkish Believer] Reference
In short, Turkey thinks it can get away with piecemeal reforms; a la Ataturk, Ankara plans to order another change of hats. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Orphan] Reference
Ataturk airport sits roughly midway between Western European capitals and the Middle East, Central Asia and much of Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Air Charts Growth Path] Reference
Ataturk, a very stylish dresser himself, clearly didn't like traditional Islamic garb, viewing it as an emblem of backwardness. From Wordnik.com. [What Would Ataturk Do?] Reference
But Mr. Erdogan's AK Party today says that it too reveres Ataturk and has no quarrel with Turkey's status as a secular republic. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight Over Turkey's Faith] Reference
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