Bronze statue of Kemal Ataturk founder of modern Turkey Republic in park Istanbul Turkey

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Istanbul, Turkey - October 26, 2012: A section of a full size brass statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern secular Republic of Turkey in 1923. He served as the country's first President until his death in 1938. Ataturk was also a respected military leader who distinguished himself in Turkish Ottoman forces during World War I.

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Photo credit: © Imran Ahmed / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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