Old soldier

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Posted 16 Nov 2008 in Journeys

Turkey’s been paying its final respects to the last veteran of the country’s War of Independence after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

A state commemoration ceremony’s been held for Mustafa Sekip Birgol who’s died aged 103.

Newspaper reports devote two long paragraphs to listing the government ministers in attendance.


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