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Turkey marks 81st death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Turkey on Sunday marked 81st death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.

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As is customary, daily life stopped at 9.05 a.m. local time (0605GMT), sirens wailed to mark the exact moment of Ataturk's death at the age of 57 and millions of people across the country observed two minutes of silence.