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…
To be reliable is a necessary qualification for a leader.
The basic qualification for a human being should be to be reliable. It is also very necessary for a leader. One who wants to make the public to be ready for action has to be reliable. His/her words should be related to his/her actions. That person has to keep the promise and tell the truth…
What was Ataturk’s purpose?
Describing Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a few words is a hard work. Because he did many works in a short human being life. That’s why, a few words can’t state him. We have many missing points if we want to do it. While talking of his aim, it is the same. While Turkish nation was…
Real leader seeks for respect and understanding
In today’s world, we all observe that most of the politicians (considered as leaders) are looking for power and wealthy. At the same time, they ignore the human rights and values. Actually, this scenario has been applied since 19th century. As a result of this scenario, millions of people died, and the world got into…
Teachers: ones who shape the future
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is such a leader that believes in power of education. Education is a frontier in a war against ignorance. It is an endless war. Teachers are the most important soldiers in this war. Ataturk considered teachers as the most important people who shape the generation. After the declaration of Republic, he planned…
Clothing revolution and wearing hat
While Mustafa Kemal was planning the revolutions for new Turkish Republic, he aimed to reach the civilization. In addition to cultural and political revolutions, Turkish public should have been taken the position of modern world. That’s why Mustafa Kemal examined the clothing of developed countries, and he decided to apply this to modern Turkish Republic…
