This happens every 10th of November at 09:05 am

[Turkish]

Laurel Aitken said:

Turkish said:

Turkish citizens pay tribute to their savior and leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the day of hiss loss in November the 10th 1938 at 09:05 , the minute he closed his eyes to this world , since then on every 10th of November , nationwide , life stops for this minute ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJOhkaElkA

I remember when I went to Turkey on vacations (beautiful country) that people respect Ataturk a lot.

You saw him everywhere and people really look up to him.

Yeah, he's basically the guy who saved our country and brought modernity. :)