![People carrying Turkish flags and Ataturk's portraits march to mark the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atuturk's death in Izmir, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017_11-10-Turkey-commemorates-79th-anniversary-of-Ataturks-death20171110_2_26800172_27693918.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Turkey commemorates 79th anniversary of Ataturk's death")
People carrying Turkish flags and Ataturk’s portraits march to mark the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atuturk’s death in Izmir, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![People carrying Turkish flags and Ataturk's portraits march to mark the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atuturk's death in Izmir, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017_11-10-Turkey-commemorates-79th-anniversary-of-Ataturks-death20171110_2_26800143_27693816.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Turkey commemorates 79th anniversary of Ataturk's death")
People hold placards of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to mark the anniversary of his death in Izmir, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![People carrying Turkish flags and Ataturk's portraits march to mark the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atuturk's death in Izmir, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017_11-10-Turkey-commemorates-79th-anniversary-of-Ataturks-death20171110_2_26800143_27693814.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Turkey commemorates 79th anniversary of Ataturk's death")
People carrying Turkish flags and Ataturk’s portraits march to mark the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atuturk’s death in Izmir, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen giving a speech commemorating 79th anniversary of Ataturk's death on November 10, 2017 [Mehmet Ali Özcan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017_11-10-Turkey-commemorates-79th-anniversary-of-Ataturks-death20171110_2_26798173_27689377.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Turkey commemorates 79th anniversary of Ataturk's death")
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen giving a speech commemorating 79th anniversary of Ataturk’s death on November 10, 2017 [Mehmet Ali Özcan/Anadolu Agency]
![People visit the Anitkabir, the mausoleum of the founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during the 79th anniversary of his death in Ankara, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017_11-10-Turkey-commemorates-79th-anniversary-of-Ataturks-death20171110_2_26799050_27691182.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Turkey commemorates 79th anniversary of Ataturk's death")
People visit the Anitkabir, the mausoleum of the founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during the 79th anniversary of his death in Ankara, Turkey on 10 November 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]