in Turkey, Nov. 10 is the day everything stops

The World

Every year, at exactly 9:05 a.m. on Nov. 10, life in Turkey grinds to a halt. A siren goes off and cars stop in the street. People going for a walk freeze where they are. No one speaks. For a whole minute, people observe the anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country’s founding father. And then life goes on. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren takes us there. 

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