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Speaker of Turkey’s parliament refuses to honor Atatürk on Children’s Day

During the special session of the Grand National Assembly of Republic of Turkey on the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, parliament speaker İsmail Kahraman refused to mention Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Republic’s founder and the leader who declared the establishment of Turkey's Parliament and dedicated it to children.

As main opposition party CHP’s members called on the Speaker to commemorate Atatürk, Speaker Kahraman, who is an AKP member, said: “We have no problem with commemorating anyone”, asserting he had paid respect to ‘all martyrs and veterans who contributed to the Republic’s independence’ in his speech.

Kahraman’s refusal to openly give reference to Atatürk in his remarks was condemned by the main opposition.

The legacy of the firmly secular leader Atatürk has long been the target of several Islamic parties and foundations in Turkey, including the long-time ruling party AKP.

Source: http://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/meclis-te-ataturk-tartismasi-156637.html



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