Word: kemal
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...leaders, the two chief parties and the platforms are the same as in 1946. Led by deaf, adroit President Inönü, the Republicans are campaigning on Turkey's progress in the 27 straight years they have held power since the late great Kemal Ataürk expelled the last Sultan. Led by sober, intense ex-Premier Bayar, an Atatürk protégé ousted by Inönü in the jockeying after Atatürk's death, the Democrats declare that it is high time for a change...
Died. Marshal Fezvi Cakmak, 74, Turkish defender of the Dardanelles in World War I, hero of the war of liberation that overthrew Sultan Mohamed VI ; after long illness; in Istanbul. The only Turkish general besides Kemal Atatürk honored with marshal's rank, Cakmak served as army chief of staff for 20 years...
Died. Recep Peker, 62, "strong man" follower of Kemal Ataturk in the 1923 founding of the Turkish Republic, who as Turkish Premier in 1946 helped block the Russian bid for joint control of the Dardanelles; in Istanbul...