The country came to a standstill at 9:05 a.m., the time of Atatürk's death, as sirens blared across the country.

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People visit Dolmabahçe Palace, where Atatürk died at the age of 57 on Nov. 10, 1938, each year to pay respects. They also visit Anıtkabir, Atatürk’s mausoleum in the capital Ankara.

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An official ceremony was also held in Anıtkabir, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener and a number of state officials.

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Atatürk was born in 1881 in Thessaloniki, in what was then the Ottoman Empire.

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