Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Anitkabir memorial complex in Ankara and laid a wreath at the burial place of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Mustafa Kemal was an outstanding son of Turkish people, a great statesman. He was the leader of the national liberation struggle in Turkey, which divided after the First World War and ended up in occupation.

In 1923, he declared the independence of the country, the founding of the Republic of Turkey and became its first President. His reforms in politics, social and cultural life determined further development of the country. In 1934, the Turkish Parliament granted him the surname “Ataturk” (“Father of the Turks”).

President of Uzbekistan also got acquainted with the museum of the complex, left a note in the Book of Honored Guests.