Head of State opens monument to First President of Turkey in Astana
14:13, 8 October 2009
ANA. October 8. KAZINFORM /Dimash Syzdykov/ The ceremony of opening the monument to founder of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk has been held today in Astana with participation of President N.Nazarbayev.
As the President noted, Ataturk remained in the human history as an innovator who saved his country from decay and preserved the Turkish state and denied imperial ambitions. Due to Ataturk Turkey is a highly regarded state which has friendly relations with Kazakhstan and close neighbors. "Given these relations we render tribute to this outstanding person who strived for unity of all Turkic people", the Kazakh President said.