Ataturk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
Andrew Mango (New York, NY: Overlook Press, 2000) 666 pp., with 16 pp. of illus.
A Visitor to Turkey is immediately struck by the ubiquitous Presence of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Not only is his statue found in public squares in every town, but although he died in 1938, his portrait is still prominently positioned on the walls of government offices and schools, as well as in businesses and many private homes throughout the country This ubiquitous presence stands in marked contrast to the fate of other autocratic national ...
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