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MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in 1881 in Salonica. His father’s name is Ali Riza Efendi.His mother’s name is Zubeyde.  Ali Rıza Efendi died when Mustafa started primary school, so they moved to another city. They stayed there with his uncle. His worked on his uncle's farm for some time. Then, he went back to Selanik, and started Şemsi Efendi School again. Later, he entered the exam for the Military School and he passed it. He was very good at maths in the Militariy School. His maths teacher liked him very much. One day, he said to him "Your name is Mustafa. My name is Mustafa. That's why I'm giving you the name Kemal. Your name is Mustafa Kemal from now on. “ His name became Mustafa Kemal. He was very hardworking student. He finished the Military School and joined the army as a young officer. Atatürk married Latife Usakligil in early 1923. The marriage ended in divorce in 1925.

He was an army officer,revolutionary statesman, and founder of Republic of Turkey . Mustafa Kemal was an intelligent and extremely talented military commonder. He was very successful at Battle of Gallipo.Later,he faught on the Eastern Anatolian and Palestinian fronts and became a famous commonder during World War I. After Ottoman Empire fell into the hands of the enemies, Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish national movement and the Turkish War of Independence. After he established a government in Ankara, he defeated the enemy forces. His successfull military campaigns brought freedom to the country and finally he established the Republic of Turkey. He saved our country with his friends from the very strong nations of the world. And he overcomed them. Atatürk is founder of the Young Turkish Republic.

As the first President of Turkey, Atatürk made political , economic and cultural reforms. He formed a modern, democratic and secular state. In 1934 The Turkish Grand National Assembly gave him the surname "Atatürk". Atatürk means the father of Turks. The principles of...