Atatürk Centennial
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United Nations
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and UNESCO
UNESCO
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. Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
is the only person to receive such recognition by UNESCO.
The centennial of Atatürk's birth was honored by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and UNESCO
UNESCO
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by declaring it The Atatürk Year in the World and adopting the Resolution on the Atatürk Centennial as follows: