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Hats, rights and letters: From empire to Turkish republic
The empire had started to crumble in the early 20th century when it became widely referred to as the "sick man of Europe".
Turkish cafe owner Erdal Erdurk poses with a portrait of founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at his cafe in Kemaliye, eastern Turkey, on October 4, 2023. AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
A century ago, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk proclaimed the country's status as a republic in the wake of the collapse of the 600-year Ottoman Empire -- which at the