Inonu commemorated 35 years after his passing

Ismet Inonu, Ataturk's successor as second president of the Turkish Republic, was commemorated yesterday on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his death. Among those attending a ceremony at Anitkabir, Ataturk's mausoleum, were Deputy Presidency Secretary-General Nadir Alparslan on behalf of President Abdullah Gul, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, State Minister Murat Basesgioglu, Ankara Governor Kemal Onal, military officers, bureaucrats, and members of Inonu's family. During the ceremony, the attendees laid a wreath at Inonu's tomb and observed a minute of silence.