page_title: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
section_title: Original stadium
hierarchical_section_title: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium / Original stadium
caption_attribution_description: Türkçe: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Yugoslavya Savunma Bakanı Orgeneral Ljubomir Marić'i kabul ederken (19 Mayıs 1938'de Ankara Stadyumu'nda)English: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk greets Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia General Ljubomir Marić (19 May 1938, Ankara Stadium). Kemal Atatürk (or alternatively written as Kamâl Atatürk, Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1934, commonly referred to as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President from 1923 until his death in 1938. He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Due to his military and political accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century.
context_page_description: The Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium was the home venue of Ankara's Gençlerbirliği. It was built in 1930 and is part of the 19 Mayıs Sports Complex, which is located in the Ulus district. The stadium had a capacity of 19,209. Ankaraspor also used the stadium until they moved to their new venue in the Yenikent district.
  The stadium was named after the date May 19, 1919, when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived at Samsun to start the Turkish War of Independence. Official ceremonies to celebrate the May 19th Youth and Sports Day were also held at the stadium.
  In August 2018, demolition of the stadium began in order to make way for a new stadium to be built on the site.
context_section_description: The stadium was originally built in 1934-6, designed by architect Paolo Vietti-Violi.
caption: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk greets Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia General Ljubomir Marić (19 May 1938, Ankara Stadium)
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