Ataturk, who led Turkey's defeat of Greek expeditionary forces in the 1919-22 war, lived part of his childhood in Thessaloniki.
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How the world sees Greece
Friday, August 16, 2013
Ataturk museum reopens in his Greek birthplace
Greek and Turkish government officials said the museum, at the house where Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is believed to have been born in 1881, would help efforts to strengthen ties between the two historic rivals.
Ataturk, who led Turkey's defeat of Greek expeditionary forces in the 1919-22 war, lived part of his childhood in Thessaloniki.
Ataturk, who led Turkey's defeat of Greek expeditionary forces in the 1919-22 war, lived part of his childhood in Thessaloniki.
