Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938)

Historical marker location:

2306 Sheridan Circle Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 23rd Street Northwest south of Sheridan Circle Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2013

Founder and First President of the Republic of Turkey

The District was a major center of the slave trade in the 19th century: Prior to the Civil War, Washington, D.C. was home to one of the largest slave markets in the country. Slaves were bought and sold in public auctions held in the city, and many prominent politicians and businessmen owned slaves.