Filmgoers flock to documentary on Ataturk's youth

"Mustafa," a new documentary about the youth of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, began showing at nearly 200 theaters throughout Turkey yesterday. The film's premiere in Ankara was attended by such notable figures as Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, former President Suleymen Demirel, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, and Constitutional Court head Hasim Kilic. The film, written and directed by journalist Can Dundar, presents a human portrait of the founder of the republic of Turkey.