that's where the founder of the republic, mustafa kemal ataturk, set about the business of transformingurkey. and from the past to the present, this is taksim district, the heart of modern istanbul. getting an ice cream in turkey seems like a bit of an extreme sport. i mean, it's very... it's for you. she laughs one vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pistachio. tram bell dings these european style heritage trams have their roots back in 1871, when they were horse powered and later became electric. i love a tram. that's notjust because i'm from melbourne. something quite nice about the pace of it and also, going right through the middle of the city. everyone�*s scarpering out of the way. it's a really nice way to see a new place. thank you. you're welcome. next stop for me, the pera palace hotel, where ataturk often stayed before he took up official residence at the dolmabahce palace. good morning. morning. welcome. my guide sebnem altin is going to show me around the hotel. and here is the room, 101, where ataturk used to say. i mean, the man himself. this room became a museum at the 100th

i note that the republic is literally shrouded in red and white flags, portraits of mustafa kemal ataturkfounder and first president of modern turkey. a military air parade took place in istanbul, as well as a passage of one hundred military personnel through the bospozhsky strait. ships led by the new multi-purpose landing ship anadulu, the flagship of the turkish navy. in the capital there were also military parade and air show, but i note that the celebrations in ankara began with the solemn laying of flowers at the mausalee of the father of the nation ; recep tayyip erdogan took part in the ceremony. dear ataturk, we as a people feel pride and joy in connection with the centenary of the republic of turkey, the creation of which you called. we have tried to justify your trust, we are determined to make the second century of the existence of our republic the century of turkey. our republic is now safer than it has ever been, it is in capable and competent hands, rest in peace. congratulations to everyone on the centenary of our republic. and those who do not like loud celebrations come

for example, this is a favorite vacation spot mustafa kemal. ataturk here. mansion that once belonged to the father of the nation, one of them especially attracts both local residents and tourists, it is called a walking house, the mansion was built next to a centuries-old eastern plane tree, in the branch of which after some time they began to touch the house, they wanted to cut down the tree, but ataturk did not allow this to be done and ordered the mansion to be moved, which was done using special rails. turks value such memories of the first president, they say that this includes characterizes him as... it was ataturk who turned turkey into a secular state and carried out dozens of important reforms that allowed the country after the first world war, and then the republic was in decline and did not have industry, to get back on the track of development. over the course of a hundred-year cycle, turkey has returned to the international arena as a player to be reckoned with and, despite economic difficulties, continues to move in the given direction,

we strive to help the peoples of palestine and gaza, which, as the founder of our republic, mustafa kemal ataturksaid, no one can touch. the large palestinian rally that took place here brought together one and a half million people shows. our attitude to the situation was also voiced by washington, where they stated that they do not plan to send american military neither in israel nor in gaza. the white house website publishes excerpts from a telephone conversation between joe biden and benjamin netanyahu, in which the us president called for humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of gaza. bloomberg reporters, meanwhile, write that the united states largely influenced the course of the israeli operation in gaza, advocating a more restrained use of force. thousands of rallies in support of both sides took place in several european countries, in madrid, demonstrators with palestinian flags spoke out for cessation of shelling of civilian targets by israel, protesters in berlin condemned the actions of hamas, recalling that the militants were holding dozens of foreign citizens hostage, t

president recep tayyip erdoğan came to the territory of the former mustafa kemal atatürk airport andave a huge speech at a huge rally and essentially announced holy war and said that he would prosecute israel as a war criminal and did not condemn the terrorist organization hamas , the leaders of which, it should be recalled, he met several times, and he never made any claims regarding their humanitarian statements and activities, and here's how this is how it all looks now, turkey's position, turkey's position in this regard is not new, we can still remember the breakthrough of the so-called blockade of gaza, belmavi marmara, when there were victims among the so-called turkish volunteers, when there were actually almost a break in diplomatic relations , this is an old topic in turkey, since erdogan adheres to the corresponding islamist line, and let's not forget that even erdogan's opponents also support palestine, that is, in this case, there is a pro-palestinian position and for rebuke, who has... local elections in march 24th , it is important for him to seize the initiative here,

today is exactly 100 years since mustafa kemal ataturk officially proclaimed the status of the name ofd. a secular state with islamic imperial roots - this is already a century-old experience and is of interest not only to the turks themselves. in general, the anniversary is an occasion to reflect, summarize and note what anton vernitsky has done. monument on the central square of istanbul toksim. this is essentially a summary of how turkey turned from the ottoman empire exactly 100 years ago into a soviet state. into the republic, on one side is mustafa kemal atatürk, who is launching an attack against the turkish sultan, his compatriot. but the same ataturk is different, surrounded by his associates, among them the first ambassador of soviet russia to turkey, semyon oralov, there he is behind the father of all turks, as ataturk is literally translated, and supposedly next to him is kliment voroshilov. but is it really varoshilov, or is it mikhail frundze , another participant in those events 100 years ago, or maybe even... there are no people on the monument, this is a hoax invented

from the ottoman empire exactly 100 years ago into a soviet state-republic, on one side is mustafa kemal ataturkk, surrounded by his associates, among they are the first ambassador of soviet russia to turkey semyon oralov, there he is behind the father of all turks, as ataturk is literally translated, and also supposedly nearby, kliment voroshilov, but is this accurate? voroshilov. another participant in those events a hundred years ago, or maybe ours are not on the monument at all, this is a hoax invented for tourists, historians have been arguing for years, but this was said from the lips of the previous president, the turkish republic gul, he said absolutely exactly, this is a sign of respect, and mikhail frundze, klim varashilov are captured there, yes, that is, this was said by the presidential republic, in 2002, abdulah gul, the then president of turkey, indeed. said that behind qemali there is pashiata on the monument to frunze and voroshilov, but voroshilov cannot be there, because varoshilov first appeared in turkey only in 1933, when the monument had already stood for 5 years. in any c

the ottoman empire exactly 100 years ago into a soviet state-republic, on one side of it is mustafa kemal atatürker is the same ataturk, surrounded by his associates, among them the first ambassador of soviet russia to turkey, semyon oralov, he is the father of all turks. as ataturk is literally translated, and also supposedly kliment voroshilov is nearby, but is it really varoshilov, or is it mikhail frundze , another participant in those events 100 years ago, or maybe we are not even on the monument, this is a hoax invented for tourists, historians this is not the first year they have been arguing, but this was said from the mouth of the previous president, the turkish republic gul, he he said absolutely exactly, this is a mark of respect, and mikhail frundze is depicted there, only in 1933, when the monument had already stood for 5 years. in any case, both voroshilov and frunze were shouting. the first heads of military intelligence in our country are the people who helped. 100 gold bars, 4000 rifles, machine guns, cannons and over 60 million rifle cartridges. and shik kansu, editor-in-chief o

want ataturk's conditional constitution, therefore that can be cleaned, this constitution, which was previously drawn up by such supporters of the concept of building a state, which mustafa kemal proclaim back in the 20s of the last century. and erdogan may simply not need a constitution mustafa kemali, his heir, erdoğan's constitution, you can say that, i didn't say that until we know that they are going to change, you know, vitalia, that is, if it really goes against the principles of atatürk, you can say that, but if it will be strengthened, for example, the same principles, or laid out in some other , more modern form, then let's wait for a better text. ankara has almost stopped talking about the grain deal now, right? this means that turkey has already understood that they will not agree on anything with putin, and together with this, do not want to accept this qatari project, which russia at one time tried to offer as an alternative to those agreements that were previously reached regarding the supply of ukrainian grain, so indeed, there is little talk about the grain agreement now, but i will say this. that at the business level. began to very actively declare that it i