‘A shrine’: Turkish visitors throng to Atatürk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki
Museum dedicated to founder of republic is marking ‘improved’ relations between Greece and Turkey – and changes in Turkey itself
This autumn, Ozlem Karakus, her son Ali and cousin Cansu made the long drive from Ankara to Thessaloniki. Their three-day odyssey had a single goal: to get to the three-storey, Ottoman-style building on Apostolou Pavlou Street in the Greek port city where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish republic, was born and spent his early years. “He is our father,” Karakus said of the soldier-statesman who created the modern nation from the ruins of the Ottoman empire just over a century ago. “Atatürk is incredibly important to us. He is the best leader who ever came into this world.”
For the 43-year-old tax inspector, it was a “dream come true” to visit the house. “To come here and see his birthplace has meant so much,” she enthused. “It was wonderful even if I would have liked to have seen more from his childhood, a few more belongings, a few more personal effects.”
Continue reading...-
Diablo 4 Halloween Event Features Free Rewards And "Meat Or Treat" Shrines
Tech - GameSpot - October 23 -
Grand Egyptian Museum to open main galleries for trial run to 4,000 visitors
World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
World - ABC News - October 18 -
White House public tour gets makeover with 'reimagined' visitor experience
Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Eighty years after thousands of Greek Jews were murdered, Thessaloniki’s Holocaust museum is finally set to open
World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism
World - ABC News - October 24 -
British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya
World - Yahoo News - October 19 -
British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya
Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
UN 'deeply concerned' Kenya returned Turkish refugees
World - Yahoo News - October 22
More from The Guardian
-
US election 2024 live updates: Harris and Trump close campaigns with competing visions as Americans prepare to head to the polls
World - The Guardian - 19 minutes ago -
Trump and Harris in final election push as polls signal extremely close contest
World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago -
Nostalgic Trump wheels out the hits at what could be an end-of-season finale
World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago -
Trials, drop-outs and assassination attempts: 15 moments that defined the US election campaign
World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago -
US election results: when will we know who is the next president?
World - The Guardian - 33 minutes ago
Latest in World
-
A tiny village in India where Kamala Harris has ancestral roots is praying for her victory
World - ABC News - 7 minutes ago -
Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility
World - ABC News - 8 minutes ago -
An Israeli airstrike kills 20 people in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say
World - ABC News - 16 minutes ago -
US election 2024 live updates: Harris and Trump close campaigns with competing visions as Americans prepare to head to the polls
World - The Guardian - 19 minutes ago -
Germany arrests 8 people over alleged role in violent far-right plot
World - Financial Times - 22 minutes ago