Istanbul, Turkey – For decades, his image has dominated the landscape of Turkey, his icy-blue eyes staring down from ... the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the statesman who shifted Turkey ...

"An erect, manly figure, of unmistakable dignity, impeccably dressed; clear-cut features, penetrating ice- blue eyes, bristling eyebrows, some harsh lines on his face, usually a grave and rather stern ...

The regular exception however was that images of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish republic, would remain untouched. Jonathan Lewis is a freelance photojournalist based in Istanbul.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - After years of being gradually eclipsed as President Tayyip Erdogan forges a "new Turkey" with Islam firmly at its heart, the secular republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ...