This year alone, nearly half a million visitors, the vast majority from Turkey, are expected to make the pilgrimage to Thessaloniki with the sole purpose of visiting the place that the legendary leader first called home.
For the 43-year-old tax inspector, it was a dream come true to visit the house. To come here and see his birthplace has meant so much, she enthused.
Numbers have soared since 2013 when the building was transformed into a modern museum chronicling his life and achievements.
Ozlem Karakus said of Ataturk: He is our father... the best leader who ever came into this world.
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