TIME Turns 90: All You Need to Know About Modern History in 90 Cover Stories
Publish Date: March 24, 1923
Cover Story: The Near East
How TIME Covered the News: From the ashes of the Ottoman empire, military officer Mustapha Kemal Pasha — later known as Ataturk — emerged as the father of the modern Turkish republic. His secular reforms and authoritarian streak left a legacy that would resonate for decades across the Middle East.
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