Atatürk Centennial
The Atatürk Centennial was declared in 1981 by the United Nations and UNESCO. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is the only person to receive such recognition by the UNESCO.
The centennial of his birth was honored by the United Nations and UNESCO by declaring it The Atatürk Year in the World and adopting the Resolution on the Atatürk Centennial as follows:
