Does anyone really know about him.....what he acheived??
Was he clever?
2006-10-08 21:46:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1881–November 10, 1938), until 1934 Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Turkish army officer and revolutionary statesman, was the founder and the first President of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal established himself as a successful military commander while serving as a division commander in the Battle of Gallipoli. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the hands of the Allies, and the subsequent plans for its partition, Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish national movement in what would become the Turkish War of Independence. His successful military campaigns led to the liberation of the country and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. As the Republic's first president, Mustafa Kemal introduced a range of far reaching reforms which sought to create a modern, democratic and secular state. According to the Law on Family Names, the Turkish Grand Assembly presented Mustafa Kemal with the name "Atatürk" (meaning "Father Turk" or "Ancestor Turk") on November 24, 1934.
2006-10-08 21:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by stephens_75 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 1881-1938
founder of modern Turkey
abolished the Islamic Caliphate
converted the Ottoman empire into a secular republic
2006-10-11 16:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Conservative 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk [Atatürk](1881-1938) the founder of the Turkish Republic and its first President.
Hope this is the right Ataturk
2006-10-09 04:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by tekn33k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mustafa Kemal founder of the Turkish Republic after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Western oriented. Banned the Fez and the Headscarf. Changed the day of rest from the Muslim Friday to the western Sunday. Introduced the Latin alphabet for writing Turkish. Believed in the separation of State from Religion.
2006-10-09 05:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Founder of the Turkish Republic, leader of the Turks in the war against Greece which followed World War One, democrat. Avoided going down the same road as other parts of the former Turkish Empire which became Sharia based states.
Check this (biased) site ...
http://www.ataturk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26
2006-10-09 05:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by andigee2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ataturk was the founder of modern Turkey
2006-10-09 04:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by ceecee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As your other responses have indicated he is known as the founder of modern Turkey. He established a single unfied Turkish, secular (so-called state). His idea of creating one unified Turkish nation has since been used as an excuse to oppress, subdue and massacre other races such as the Kurds, Armenians, Laz and anyone else who attempts to assert an individual identity!
2006-10-09 07:12:33 · answer #7 · answered by moonbeam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kamal Pasa, a former soldier, builder of modern Turkey. so he has known in his country as ``Ataturk`` that means Father of Turkey.
2006-10-09 05:10:51 · answer #8 · answered by basit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was this great turkish leader who had an affair with one of his army officers wives.he was a big party animal who loved drinking and womanizing.he was also a pretty effective leader who modernized his country and brought it into the 20th century.he changed alot of the old ways of the ottoman empire which made him unpopular with some of his opponents.all in all he is remembered as the father of the turks and a national hero.
2006-10-09 11:57:14 · answer #9 · answered by Marsattack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Father of the Turks"
Go and visit his mausoleum in Ankara if you can, it's amazing - like a shrine to a god as much as anything.
They have a museum of his personal belongings and various Ataturk memorabilia, my favourite being the photographs of clouds or shadows serendipitously bearing his profile.
2006-10-09 11:12:27 · answer #10 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋