102 years ago, new Turkish Republic was founded. After a tough fight for freedom and independency, Turkish nation was honored with a new Turkish Republic thank to a leader who had a real and strong vision. Many lives were sacrificed and generations till the end of WW1 were gone. Turkish nation fought against Imperialism, and we didn’t accept to be […]

What does freedom mean? Does it mean limitless freedom or limited but respectful freedom? Mustafa Kemal Ataturk defended limited but respectful freedom. Because respect is everything and the nation’s benefits are over all of everything. He was the part of the nation, and he didn’t separate himself from Turkish nation and modern world. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is a humanist leader. […]

As a definition of Turkish citizenship, everyone who lives in Turkiye is a Turk. The origin or the religion doesn’t matter. Mustafa Kemal stated that the origins weren’t important. All of those public members were considered as Turk. We aren’t from Turkiye. Everyone in Turkish Republic and who feels themselves as Turk are Turks. That person can be a Greek […]

Firstly, it is important to know that new Turkish Republic had just got out of a war. As a result of the war, the natural sources were damaged or nearly about to run out of materials. But this fact didn’t stop Mustafa Kemal. Our leader made a planning in order to develop new Turkish Republic. Agriculture was the major economic […]

A leader should evaluate the real situation and inform the public as how it is. A real leader also should make the public hopeful about the recovery. So, the public relies on this leader Also, the consistence between the speeches and actions is necessary to be reliable. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is such a leader because he never promised not to […]

There are a few leaders that can stand stress and pessimism. A fight such as independency war of Turkiye contains too much stress so every decision becomes vital. Any wrong decision or evaluation can create a disaster. At the same time, to be leader of a fight (to be right is important) brings more stress because every decision will affect […]

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was aware of the importance of the history. Since his youth years, he had been reading books and making research on history. He examined why the civilizations went up and collapsed. He got lessons by researching the history. So, he applied those lessons to new Turkish Republic. Not only Turkish history and also the world history (political […]

After the WWI finished, Mondros Cease-fire Treaty was signed with Ottoman Empire. As a result of this treaty, Western Allies decided to invade and share the Anatolia according to their benefit. Turkish society got furious, but Ottoman family insisted on not to resist the invaders (even it was told that they were friends). Everything happened so violently that most of […]

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a leader that relied on the public very much. The power of the public is always over every power. He always thought that a country could be able to develop with every member of public including women. Actually, women have very important role in the society. They organize the family and society life, but they didn’t […]

After declaring the republic, the government faced a tough situation. Actually, all of the problems they faced were very difficult. New Turkish state fought with seven countries for the freedom. That’s why the foreign affairs had changed. The world recognized the new Turkish State by signing Lausanne Treaty. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was very careful in that level. He had never […]