A wise leader is the one who can think everything in various angles. Ataturk was a sort of a leader who knew the value of nature and natural sources for the development. Nature is the basic of the life on earth. Nature always shapes our lifestyles and habits. That’s why protection of nature has a very important role to develop a country. Giving harm to nature means to destroy the conditions for the development. Ataturk had some samples to show this habit:
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had a big ranch built in the middle of Ankara. His aim was to apply some new methods on agriculture so it would be possible to be successful to get a high crop. He stated that his goal was to settle at a small farm after his works. But he couldn’t be able to do it.
He always wanted to live with green environment. That’s why he ordered to have the forests expanded. He also had great gardens wherever he went. He was careful about garden design, and he knew the key points of gardening. He gave value to his gardeners, and he aimed to educate the agriculture engineers in the best way. Modern agriculture was his target.
There is a mansion in Yalova (nearby Istanbul). It is named as ” Walking Mansion”. There is a mansion that he had a rest in Yalova. A gardener complaint about a tree that had big branches. It was damaging the mansion. They advised Ataturk to cut off the tree. But he rejected this advice because the tree was very old. Mustafa Kemal thought to move the mansion for a couple of meters. Then the project was made, and the mansion was moved. Finally, the tree survived, and the mansion was transported. It was the miracle of that era (1930). Briefly, a tree is more valuable than everything.
This is the relationship of nature and development……