Ülkü Adatepe (born Ülkü Çukurluoğlu; November 27, 1932 – August 1, 2012) was the youngest adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Her interactions with Atatürk were often featured in Turkish media, including the cover of the Alfabe textbook, which featured Ülkü studying with Atatürk.[2]
Ülkü Adatepe | |
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 Ülkü and Atatürk at the Forest Farm | |
| Born | November 27, 1932 |
| Died | August 1, 2012 (aged 79) |
| Other names | Ülkü Çukurluoğlu |
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| Children | 2 (with Doğançay) |
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She died in a road accident in 2012.[3]
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Atatürk teaches the new Turkish alphabet to Ülkü, 1936
References
edit- ^ Rıfat Bali. "Atatürk'ün Manevi Kızı Ülkü" (PDF) (in Turkish).
- ^ "İhap Hulusi'nin 110. Yaşgünü". KentHaber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Atatürk'ün manevi kızı trafik kazasında hayatını kaybetti!" [Atatürk's adopted daughter died in a traffic accident!]. Akşam (in Turkish). 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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