Kemal Ataturk still inspires protest

Turkey's past is no model for a democratic future. Earlier leaders, including Ataturk, were just as authoritarian

Now the religiously inspired government of Reccep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to undo Ataturks legacy completely by banning alcohol and changing the landscape of Istanbul altogether The recent Taksim Square protests in Turkey have reignited the debate on ...

A flag depicting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , the founder of modern Turkey, is backdropped by scattered belongings of the protesters in Gezi Park, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, following a night of clashes with riot police. Riot police ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 11 (UPI) -- The police also removed banners and flags from the Ataturk statue and the Ataturk Cultural Center center, city Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu told reporters. "The banners were "upsetting the public, as well as ...

A Turkish protester holds a national flag with a poster of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at a barricade before they clash with riot police stationed on the John F. Kennedy Street, in front of the U. S. embassy in Turkish capital, Ankara, ...

Anti-government protesters hold photos of the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as thousands of protesters gather in Istanbul's Taksim square June 9, 2013. (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis) Anti-government protesters hold photos of the ...

Street artist extraordinaire Shepard Fairey has issued a response to the ongoing protests in Turkey. The graphic designer released , on his OBEY Giant website, expressing his support for the country's peaceful demonstrators. The image of Turkey's ...

After the rough and rustic small towns and countryside, we finished our Turkey shoot in the country's modern capital, Ankara. It feels like a boom town and the traffic was horrific. No trip to Turkey is complete without spending a day in one of its ...

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