Comments on: World’s Largest Portrait http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:48:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sujen dincer http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-204467 sujen dincer Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:01:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-204467 Yes, Ataturk is larger than life for us Turks. I am proud to say that we love our long-gone leader dearly. If it wasn't for him, there wouldn't have been a "Republic of Turkey" today that rose from the ashes of the "Ottoman Empire" which before WWI was labeled as "Sick man of Europe" by the imperialists of Europe. Ataturk mobilized the Turkish nation to fight against imperialists right after the land we live in now was invaded and divided by Britain, France, Italy and Greece. Ataturk is the commander in chief of the legendary "Independance War of Turkey" (1919-1923)that took place after the occupation of Ottoman Empire during WWI. After the independance, he was elected as the first President of Turkey by the national assembly, and he kept this title until his early death in 1938. He was a very progressive leader almost revolutionary(He was a commander in Ottoman Army, who became a member of progressive "Young Turks"),. t took a lot of guts and courage to change the Islamic ways of Ottoman Empire which ruled about 600 years in 3 continents, into a secular republic. His original name is Mustafa Kemal, however the nation and the parliement later gave him his last name "Ataturk" , which means "The father of Turks" .That is how much the sane Turks love him. The insane religious fundamentalists are against him because he secularized the Turkish State. As for the name "Turkey", only in English it is called "Turkey", the story above is quite true for the British labeling the country as "turkey". However the other countries do not call Turkiye 'Turkey' , they use other names which has no association with the bird turkey. We call it in Turkish"TURKIYE" which means the land of Turks. Yes, Ataturk is larger than life for us Turks. I am proud to say that we love our long-gone leader dearly. If it wasn’t for him, there wouldn’t have been a “Republic of Turkey” today that rose from the ashes of the “Ottoman Empire” which before WWI was labeled as “Sick man of Europe” by the imperialists of Europe. Ataturk mobilized the Turkish nation to fight against imperialists right after the land we live in now was invaded and divided by Britain, France, Italy and Greece. Ataturk is the commander in chief of the legendary “Independance War of Turkey” (1919-1923)that took place after the occupation of Ottoman Empire during WWI. After the independance, he was elected as the first President of Turkey by the national assembly, and he kept this title until his early death in 1938.

He was a very progressive leader almost revolutionary(He was a commander in Ottoman Army, who became a member of progressive “Young Turks”),. t took a lot of guts and courage to change the Islamic ways of Ottoman Empire which ruled about 600 years in 3 continents, into a secular republic.

His original name is Mustafa Kemal, however the nation and the parliement later gave him his last name “Ataturk” , which means “The father of Turks” .That is how much the sane Turks love him. The insane religious fundamentalists are against him because he secularized the Turkish State.

As for the name “Turkey”, only in English it is called “Turkey”, the story above is quite true for the British labeling the country as “turkey”. However the other countries do not call Turkiye ‘Turkey’ , they use other names which has no association with the bird turkey. We call it in Turkish”TURKIYE” which means the land of Turks.

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-158847 Rob Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:28:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-158847 You're right Ben - I was reading it as iSa, but it's actually DSi, so it is the right way up! You’re right Ben – I was reading it as iSa, but it’s actually DSi, so it is the right way up!

]]> By: Sérkan http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-158025 Sérkan Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:11:16 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-158025 Yakışır... Yakışır…

]]> By: phillip http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157719 phillip Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:53:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157719 Thanks for the ground level shot, Fred. This guy seems to be larger than life (no pun intended), basically the George Washington of Turkey from what I've read. Thanks for the ground level shot, Fred. This guy seems to be larger than life (no pun intended), basically the George Washington of Turkey from what I’ve read.

]]> By: Ben http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157660 Ben Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:16:13 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157660 ROB: If you look on Google Earth, and spin down to a perspective view, you see the slope where the writing is, is a long shallow run down from the top of the dam - looks like a lot of gravel or shale - so is the right way up, when viewed from ground level. I think! ROB: If you look on Google Earth, and spin down to a perspective view, you see the slope where the writing is, is a long shallow run down from the top of the dam – looks like a lot of gravel or shale – so is the right way up, when viewed from ground level. I think!

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157635 Rob Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:50:42 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157635 Ben... that large type on the dam appears to be upside down! Is it actually there on the ground I wonder? It looks as if it is, but presumably the dam slopes down from the reservoir, which would make the letters upside down. Ben… that large type on the dam appears to be upside down! Is it actually there on the ground I wonder? It looks as if it is, but presumably the dam slopes down from the reservoir, which would make the letters upside down.

]]> By: Rollo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157634 Rollo Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:48:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157634 Oops. That showed me! Oops. That showed me!

]]> By: Rollo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157633 Rollo Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:48:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157633 James / Knabar... I think there's a clue in what you both wrote: Knabar: "200 meters <b>tall</b>" James: "covered a 7.5-square-kilometer <b>area</b>" >/smug git mode< James / Knabar… I think there’s a clue in what you both wrote:

Knabar: “200 meters tall”
James: “covered a 7.5-square-kilometer area”

>/smug git mode<

]]> By: theisyankar http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157603 theisyankar Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:59:46 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157603 dünyanın en büyük askeri. ulu önder Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK. dünyanın en büyük askeri. ulu önder Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK.

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-157596 Tammo Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:40:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/04/worlds-largest-portrait/#comment-157596 Not sure how long-lived these portraits are. Could it be, that the record-breaking one has meanwhile gone and this is a newer, smaller version? Not sure how long-lived these portraits are. Could it be, that the record-breaking one has meanwhile gone and this is a newer, smaller version?

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