Atatürk’s gun to be auctioned at Christie's September 20, 2012 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Browning handgun that was custom-made for modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is now on the market for a price of 72,000 Turkish Liras, Hurriyet Daily News reported citing private broadcaster NTV. Golden letters spell "General Mustafa Kemal" on the gun, which was made as a present to Atatürk from then-Argentinean President Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, but officials are not sure whether the weapon ever reached its destination. The gun will be sold at a Christie's auction on Sept 26 in London. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news Deputy FM slams Azeri attempts to distort reality behind Karabakh conflict  Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status.Armenia’s Consumers Association slams gas price hike Head of Armenia’s Consumers Association NGO addressed a letter to Human Rights Defender over gas price rise.“Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth to headline “Aurora Rising” action flick A surfer who becomes a fighter pilot is recruited to be part of an elite team to test a new generation of aircraft just as an int’l conflict begins."Teen Wolf" star Dylan O'Brien to topline DreamWorks' "Glimmer" O'Brien is currently filming the lead role in Fox's adaptation of bestselling novel "The Maze Runner." |
