When Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was struggling for the freedom, he faced with a fact: the economic dependency. Turkish nation was very poor. They had a few things to support the army. They didn’t have sufficient food and outfit. The outfit of the troops were so bad that it wasn’t suitable for the climate conditions. Even…
How was Turkish Republic established even we fought against Imperialism and interior threats?
Starting from 1918 to 1923, Turkish nation had a tough fight for the freedom. After the WW1 the Western allies wanted to share Ottoman Empire’s territory. Anatolia is located in the center of two regions: Asia and European countries. Majority of the Anatolian region belonged to Turkish population (still today). With the damages of time,…
How can a country survive and be strong in the world?
Atatürk is a wise stateman and soldier, that’s why he has great recipes to survive in a long lifetime for his works. Thanks to history, he had a great knowledge about the leaders and states. There are some hints about this subject; Briefly we need to evaluate our politicians very well not to have any…
How did Atatürk react the people against him?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is such a leader that he is aware of that there are some people reacting him. Because he never acts with his feelings, his intelligence is always one step ahead. He welcomes every situation with his intelligence. A person may not think as he is or may not agree him. He evaluates…
Why is it so important to reach the civilized countries?
We have to mention that target of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is often mentioned wrong. Because the target is to reach the civilized countries (not to be Westernized) and also to be higher than them. Civilization means to have high standards in various fields. When a country achieves to reach the civilized countries, that country has…
How does a state work?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk determined the order of the new state in the beginning of his struggle. He developed his model with historical facts and observing Turkish public. Benefits of Turkish nation are over everything. That’s why Mustafa Kemal Atatürk designed the new Turkish State according to the Turkish nation’s benefits. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk had some…
National Sovereignty
While Mustafa Kemal was designing the new Turkish Republic, he had only one basis: National Sovereign. As he believes in the public’s spirit, he founded Turkish Republic based on democracy. Some people had considered him as dictator or sultan. But he always rejected all those titles. Because he always thought as a member of Turkish…
A nation; A unity of language, culture and goal
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is one of the leaders that can describe what the nation is exactly. Thanks to his history knowledge, he was able to design the best model of a nation. This model is so great that it has been working for 100 years. It is also a guide for the nations to be…
Longing for Salonika….
Mustafa was born in Salonika (today’s Greek city) in 1881. He had his education in Salonika. So, he could speak Greek language and Ottoman Turkish language. He grew up and made friends in Salonika. After graduating from military school, he was commissioned in various frontiers and cities of Ottoman State. That means, he couldn’t be…
A guide for a nationalist…
Wherever you live, a nationalist person has some features. A nationalist is a person who can ignore or minimize the personal benefits. There is only one goal for a nationalist: to work hard for the nation and the country. Even you get tired, there is no choice to quit. If you can get good ideas…