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Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has defended the new presidential palace’s much-debated cost by comparing the situation to the billiard table at the Pembe Köşk (Pink Villa), which was used by the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the 1920s.

On Nov. 12, a bizarre “protest” took place in Istanbul. Near Sarayburnu, a big harbor, the American warship USS Ross had stopped by on its way back from a NATO mission in the Black Sea.

Construction at the controversial new presidential complex in Ankara has still yet to be completed, as a new residence for the president with an estimated 250 rooms will also be built in addition to the 1,000-room palace, the Ankara branch of the Chamber of Architects has stated.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was commemorated on the 76th anniversary of his passing Nov. 7, with official and unofficial ceremonies being held across the country.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was commemorated on the 76th anniversary of his passing Nov. 7, with official and unofficial ceremonies being held across the entire country.

A police officer reported a “demonstration” on a main road in Istanbul's Esenyurt district after assuming that a man standing outside his car for the one minute of silence in commemoration of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s death was staging a protest.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, has been commemorated on the 76th anniversary of his passing on Nov. 10, with official and unofficial ceremonies across the country.

In a written statement issued Nov. 9 for the occasion from the Presidency, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country remembered the founder of the Republic with mercy and respect.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, is set to be commemorated on the 76th anniversary of his passing on Nov. 10, with official and unofficial ceremonies across the country.

In a written statement issued for the occasion from the Presidency, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country remembered the founder of the Republic with mercy and respect.

Metal placards bearing the names of French soldiers who fell at the Battle of Gallipoli have been stolen from a cemetery in the northwestern province of Çanakkale.

Objects belonging to the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, have been placed in his house in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, after criticism of the museum for not including any personal belongings following a recent renovation.