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Grand National Assembly declares Turkey a republic and Kemal Ataturk president.
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President Ataturk dies, succeeded by Ismet Inonu.
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First free elections won by opposition Democratic Party
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Coalition resigns after campaign led by the military, replaced by a new coalition led by the centre-right Motherland Party of Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz.
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PKK rebels kill 24 Turkish troops near the Iraqi border, the deadliest attack against the military since the 1990s.
