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  • 51Republic Protests — The April 14, 2007 protest in Ankara crowding the Ceremonial Plaza of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk The Republic Protests (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Mitingleri) were …

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  • 52turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… …

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  • 53Turkey — /terr kee/, n. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 63,528,225; 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km). (286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe). Cap.: Ankara. Cf. Ottoman Empire. * * * Turkey Introduction… …

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  • 54Niyazi Berkes — (21 October 1908[1] – 18 December 1988[2]) was a Turkish Cypriot sociologist. Niyazi Berkes Born 21 October 1908 Nicosia, Cyprus[1] …

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  • 55Islam in Turkey — The region comprising modern Turkey has a long and rich Islamic tradition stretching back to the dawn of the Seljuk period and Ottoman Empire. The country has many historical mosques present throughout the cities and towns, including many in… …

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  • 56Mustafa Kemal Atatürk — Atatürk redirects here. For other uses, see Atatürk (disambiguation). Mustafa Kemal Atatürk …

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  • 57Democracy in the Middle East — According to the Democracy Index (published by the Economist, a British journal), the country in the Middle East with the highest Democracy Index score is Israel, with a score of 7.48, corresponding to the status of flawed democracy ; the only… …

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  • 58Itche Goldberg — (March 22, 1904 December 27, 2006) was a Yiddish writer of children s books, poet, librettist, educator, literary critic, camp director, publisher, fundraiser, essayist, literary editor, Yiddish language and culture scholar, and left wing… …

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  • 59List of atheists (film, radio, television and theatre) — Film, radio, television and theatre Allen* Mary Adams (1898 ndash;1984): English producer and administrator in the BBC, instrumental in setting up the BBC s television service. [ She was a socialist, a romantic communist, and could charm with her …

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  • 60Sita Ram Goel — Sītā Rām Goyal Born 1921 Haryana Died 2003 Occupation writer and publisher Nationality In …

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