The letters of Ataturk’s wife to remain closed

Professor Yusuf Halacoglu, the head of the Turk History Authority, said that the family of Latife Hamin, the divorced wife of Mustaf Kemal Ataturk had applied to the History Authority not have the private letters disclosed. He said that the Authority could abide by their wishes.
“This subject is a closed matter. We are the heirs of Ataturk. Our releasing any matters that could cause harm cannot even be an issue,” he said.
Latife was married to Ataturk for two and half years, with the marriage ending in divorce. The ban over the publication Latife’s letters was lifted by a court decision last month. The letters and dairies had been preserved by the Turk History Authority and had been sealed for 25 years in 1980.