Women Weep At State Funeral Of Ataturk -- It if had not been for Ataturk's changing of the old Turkey, these women would have been veiled and would certainly not be members of a girl guide unit like their western sisters, that is why they wept as the funeral procession passed by, in Augora. There were scenes of great emotion at the state funeral of Kemal Ataturk, founder and Forst President of the Turkish Republic, which took place in Angora. The new President, members of the cabinet and foreign representatives walked behind the gun carriage containing the body. Women standing watching the procession could not restrain their weeping. November 24, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).