Category Archives: Ataturk Legacies

For all those who are interested, Ataturk’s birthday is next month!  The 19th of May is the date attributed to the birth of Ataturk.  However, because of the difference in the Ottoman calendar of the time, this date is not for certain. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

  Here is an image of Ataturk dress as a Janissary soldier.  The story behind it is he wore the outfit to a costume party where someone snagged a photo.  The Janissaries were abolished and destroyed in the 1826 Auspicious Event. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Link to website giving a list and short description of Ataturk’s reforms. http://www.allaboutturkey.com/reform.htm Continue reading →

It’s all in the title…here’s the link. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-still-may-host-nuclear-talks.aspx?pageID=238&nID=17695&NewsCatID=338 Continue reading →

This article has little information yet, but should be a story worth following. Parliament has moved to intervene in the case as well as the Cabinet, according to Hurriyet Daily News. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-parliament-intervenes-in-1980-coup-trial-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=17532&NewsCatID=338 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-cabinet-intervenes-in-historic-80-coup-trial.aspx?pageID=238&nID=17516&NewsCatID=338 Continue reading →

This is a video about Ataturk’s reforms. Continue reading →

http://www.mideastweb.org/Middle-East-Encyclopedia/kemal-ataturk.htm
This website offers a biography of Ataturk’s life and talks about his reforms.
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A bomb went off this morning near the AKP district office in Istanbul this morning. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-pm-condemns-attack-near-akp-building-in-istanbul.aspx?pageID=238&nID=14996&NewsCatID=341 Continue reading →

In continuing attempts for Turkey to become an important world player the government chose to introduce a new currency symbol, a double crossed t (which abc news described as looking like an anchor). Here’s the article.
http://abcnews.go.com/Busi… Continue reading →

Orthodox Patriarch spoke out calling for greater religious freedom. This call was in response to Turkey’s continued effort to join the E.U. However a stipulation to joining requires Turkey to have a greater religious tolerance, something that has been questioned … Continue reading → Continue reading →