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Attack on Atatürk Bust in Muğla: 'Republican Values Are Under Attack!'

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Reactions continue to the removal of an Atatürk bust from a schoolyard in Menteşe district of Muğla and its disposal in a garbage container. Hüsnü Bozkurt, the head of the Association for the Defense of Atatürk's Principles (ADD), stated that the attack was "not an isolated incident," adding, "A climate has been created that encourages such incidents." Menteşe Mayor Gonca Köksal Aras said, "Muğla is a stronghold of the Republic," while Muğla Met…

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Reactions continue to the removal of an Atatürk bust from a schoolyard in Menteşe district of Muğla and its disposal in a garbage container. Hüsnü Bozkurt, the head of the Association for the Defense of Atatürk's Principles (ADD), stated that the attack was "not an isolated incident," adding, "A climate has been created that encourages such incidents." Menteşe Mayor Gonca Köksal Aras said, "Muğla is a stronghold of the Republic," while Muğla Met…

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Police launched an investigation after receiving a report that the Atatürk bust located in the garden of Salih Zeki Gür Primary School in Menteşe district of Muğla had been removed. Following security camera footage and field investigations, A.A. was taken into custody and, after processing at the police station, was arrested by the court to which he was referred.

Ali Aslan, 26, who was found to have removed a bust of Ataturk in the garden of an elementary school in Menteşe district, was arrested.

The person who allegedly removed the Atatürk bust from a schoolyard in Muğla has been taken into custody. The suspect, who was referred to the courthouse, was arrested and sent to prison.

A.A., who was found to have removed the Atatürk bust in the garden of a school in the Menteşe district of Muğla, was arrested and arrested. The damaged bust was renovated by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality teams on the same day and placed back in its place in the school garden. 🚆

The suspect, who allegedly removed the Atatürk bust in the garden of a primary school in Muğla, was arrested and sent to prison by a judge and sent to prison.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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