Mustafa Kemal was born and grew up in Thessaloniki (Today’s Greek city). He experienced the nationalism in Europe. Nationalism was very powerful in Balkans after 19th century. That’s why Ottoman Empire lost the Balkan region. On the other hand, Ottoman Empire was losing power and domination in that period. It means that Ottoman Empire couldn’t manage to survive for a […]

Some people maybe will see this picture first time. This is the photo that was taken when Turkish Public Parliament in Ankara on 23rd April 1920. He isn’t alone, the deputies and colleagues are behind him. None of them seem nervous, they are on the same line with him. They did respect and trust him even though they didn’t have […]

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk planned to develop modern Turkish Republic in his every sector. Agriculture was the major sector in those years. On the other hand, the methods were old- fashioned that’s why it should have been modernized. Within this goal, he ordered to have a farm established. A farm was established in the middle of Ankara (the capital of TR). […]

1.Secularism: The main principle to rule the state is to differ religion and policy. Otherwise, a group or traitors can take over the state management. Also, there can’t be any freedom for the state and individuals. Religion should be between the individual and the God. Briefly, it should be out of official policy. The developed countries are based on secularism. […]

We all know how important the freedom is. Freedom is the most necessary principle for the individuals and the state. If a nation doesn’t have freedom, it isn’t possible to develop in the world. Atatürk was aware of this fact. That’s why, he planned to establish a new free Turkish state. Also, thanks to his principles, he guided to other […]

He has a statement: Independency and freedom are my characteristic features. He always defended freedom and independency in his entire life as usual (We, Turks, all want to live free in the history also today). He is aware that independency in every branch will provide development and improvement. It is obvious that we will face difficulties and obstacles in this […]

I always state that Mustafa Kemal is a wise stateman and soldier. It isn’t only for his triumphs and also his path to the top of the civilization. We can list a few leaders (it is still valid) that can match this feature. There are some features and reasons for this statement. Qualification is one of the features of this […]

M.K.Ataturk is the leader of national independence war. His habits assisted him to be successful while fighting for freedom. For example, starting from his childhood he chose his friends very carefully. His friendships in his neighborhood were the basic of his team. He knew that every individual was very valuable for the nation. He tried to direct the society and […]

It is obvious that everyone has various dreams. Leaders are those who are able to follow their targets even though they face difficulties. We have to differ utopia and targets. So, leaders have to think and evaluate the situation and circumstances very well. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is the leader who is able to think and evaluate the daily situation very […]