November 10, 1938 newspaper headlines: You will never die, Atatürk!

Following Atatürk's passing on the morning of November 10 at 9:05 AM, the Turkish press published its most sorrowful headlines that day... National newspapers announced the news of the Great Leader's death to their readers through lightning (second) editions.

The painful news was reported by Ulus newspaper with the headline, "You Have Lost Your Savior and Greatest Son. Turkish Nation, May You Live On," Tan newspaper with "We Have Lost Our Father," Cumhuriyet newspaper with "We Have Lost Our Atatürk," Kurun newspaper with "Atatürk is Dead. Turkish Nation, May You Live On," and Son Posta newspaper with "The Turkish Nation Has Lost Its Great Leader, Humanity Has Lost Its Great Son."

Gürkan Gürbüz, who collects these historic newspapers documenting the great mourning from all corners of the country, exhibits his collection of November 10 newspapers under the title "Pages of History's Mourning." Gürbüz stated that his passion for collecting November 10 newspapers began due to his love for Atatürk.

Stating that he has collected all newspapers dated November 10 from the time of Atatürk's passing until the transfer of his remains to Anıtkabir in 1953, Gürbüz said: "As a child, I used to see photos of Atatürk on the covers of my textbooks. One day, influenced by an old November 10 newspaper I came across, I started this collection, limiting myself to November 10 newspapers. Over time, I collected newspapers published first at the national level and then at the local level. Later, I began collecting photographs of the ceremonies held after Atatürk's passing."

Expressing that his collection of November 10 newspapers is the greatest legacy he will leave to his children, Gürbüz said, "We are exhibiting this meaningful collection today. I want our children to open this exhibition after us."

Here are the historic headlines of the newspapers during the November 10 mourning...