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How did Turkey's relationship with Europe begin?

For Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic, westernisation meant progress. Former member of the Turkish parliament, Aykan Erdemir, explains how the country first began to orient itself to the West.

(Photo: People attending a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Credit: Getty Images)

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2 minutes