Ülkü Adatepe

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Ülkü Adatepe
Born November 27, 1932
Ankara, Turkey
Died August 1, 2012 ( 2012 -08-01) (aged 79)
Sakarya, Turkey
Other names Ülkü Çukurluoğlu

Ülkü Çukurluoğlu (Adatepe) (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, contributing to the depiction of Atatürk as the "father of Turks" For example, the cover of the Alfabe textbook featured Ülkü studying with Atatürk.

She died in a road accident in 2012.


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