Turkey is commemorating the 85th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's death, a date that coincides with the centenary of the secular republic he founded. In Europe, Atatürk — a surname bestowed on ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hailed the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the 78th anniversary of his death but added the country's influence should go well beyond the ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, ...

Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara, Turkey and headed directly for the Ataturk Mausoleum to place a wreath on the tomb of the ...

NICOSIA, CyprusNICOSIA, Cyprus — The withdrawal of a book from Greek Cypriot high school classes over a disputed reference to modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Thursday triggered a war ...

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday paid tribute to the late Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first president of Turkey, ...

Whenever Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a rally in the campaign for a new presidential system, a picture of a smartly-dressed man with a piercing gaze hangs next to his own giant ...

Criticism of Ataturk draws a hefty punishment in Turkey under a so-called "Law to Protect Ataturk" that was passed in parliament in 1951. A total of 11 people have been put on trial under this law and ...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish republic, which emerged out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire as a sovereign, independent nation thanks in large part to the leadership ...

Can Dundar, a prominent filmmaker and journalist, is a darling of Turkey's secularists. ... Or rather, he used to be before the release of his new documentary about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the ...

Pope Leo XIV visits Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, laying a wreath and calling for peace before meeting Turkish President ...

2000-11-26 04:00:00 PDT Istanbul, Turkey-- The spot is scarcely larger than a dime, a coppery blush against the white of a soft cotton coverlet. But the stain is a relic of mythic dimensions, and ...