"What a Republic Day
YUSUF KANLI
On Thursday, Turkey marks the 86th anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic, described by its founding father, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, as his greatest achievement.
At this 86th anniversary of Atatürk’s great achievement, however, things have become rather difficult for people devoted to the ideal of a modern, democratic, secular republic adhering to the supremacy of law."
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