Ataturk and His Durability

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 millions of people. So, every move is needed to be calculated very well.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) is this sort of leader. He was aware of every danger or his responsibility. He fulfilled his tasks under a big stress very successfully. He also stated that he had never thought on pessimism during his tasks. Even though he was sick (his kidneys) and he faced unsuitable circumstances, he had never thought in pessimism. His durability was so high that many people might have died of heart attack. He was a real leader with his durability. He had never told lies to everybody about bad situations. He always gained hope to the Turkish nation. Also, he gains hope for other nations and individual targets. Also, his trust on the public power makes him to be a strong leader.

Rescuing a nation is a tough and big fight. When we add the modernization of a nation, it becomes like a mountain. But the character assists the people to come over all problems. So, Ataturk gave the world a great example for any similar fights.

Always Ataturk…..

Ataturk and History

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 and social) was his subject.

The most important lesson is always this fact: If a nation remains ignorant and undeveloped, it will be a bait for developed countries. A country should be literate to develop in a rational way. Every individual has to be aware of their missions for the state. Freedom is the key point to development. Full independency leads a nation to the top of civilization. A nation should protect their own culture (language, traditions and history) in order to shape the future safely.

Actually, some people or groups faced the same events in the past. Events are the same, but the actors are different. So, we can do the right thing by examining the history. The same events will also be lived in the future. (Check the Ataturk’s speech to the Turkish Youth)…

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Ataturk and Mandate ruling

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 the pubic got desperate.

As a result of this fact, some options had appeared in the society. One of them was to surrender to UK and allies. It was the end of Turkish presence in Anatolia. The other one was to be ruled by another country. The difference was to be ruled by another country, but the public would be depended on that country. Briefly the mandate ruling system was that. Especially USA was the first country for this option. Even some elite people of the society supported this option. Due to desperate situation, the society was terrible. But Mustafa Kemal appeared and he had told that none of those options couldn’t be accepted. The only way was to fight for freedom. He stated that a nation that accepted mandatory couldn’t be able to live for a long time. That nation would be the slave of mandate powers. We have seen the examples of this application in history for several times. The history proved that he was so right that some of the cultures were destroyed under the name of globalization.

The supporters of those options joined the independence war later because they realized that freedom was possible. Mustafa Kemal united the country as a new Turkish Republic. His key habit was never to give up for any difficulty. Soil becomes country if there are any people who fight for it. It is the rule of all times.

Always Ataturk…

Ataturk and Woman Rights

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 have any value in the society in the past due to the religious dictate. Ataturk was aware of this fact, so he desired women to join the social life. Not only in Turkiye, and women also didn’t have the value in western countries. Even in Europe, the women didn’t have right to vote in 20’s and 30’s. Ataturk prepared a bill that gave this right to Turkish women. Turkish women were having right to vote and to be voted in small villages in 1930. After that development, Turkish women had the right of voting and to be voted by a law in 1934.

We can also state that he wanted the women to participate social and military life. That’s why, he had his adopted daughters raised as pilot and professors. They were also appointing as judge or engineer in every stage.

Turkish Revolution is one of the first moves that civilization was shaped in that era. All of those moves became true thanks to ATATURK.

Always Ataturk…

Ataturk and foreign affairs

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 gone abroad because of security and recognition of new Turkish State. He aimed the peaceful world, and he planned to make pacts to protect the peace. All of the Westen leaders visited Istanbul and Ankara. Mostly those visits were peaceful. Foreign affairs were based on peace and recognition of Turkish Republic.

Thanks to Ataturk’s wise moves, Turkish Republic is still being respected in the world.

Youth is the basis of the public

Imagine a leader who believes in youth and next generations very much. He left his legacy, Turkish Republic, to the youth and next generations. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk gifted 19th of May, the arrival day to Samsun, to the youth. Also, it is the only day for youth in the world.

When a youth or a generation is shaped very well, the future will be bright for the state. That’s why education is the most important area of the state. Public is the total of many people living in the country. Ataturk was aware of this fact. That’s why, he made plans up to this principle.

Always Ataturk…

Education starts with caring children

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a leader who was interested in education the most. He was so wise that he knew that the education starts with caring the children. He has adopted children, and he made them raised as soldier and professors. Sabiha Gökçen was one of his adopted children, she became first female war pilot of Turkish Republic. Mustafa raised up as a successful soldier. We can list those children more.

He was caring the children of Turkish Republic so much that he gifted 23rd of April (the grand opening of Turkish Assembly) to the world children. This childrens’ day is celebrated in international level in Ankara. This is the only day that gifted to children in the world.

He knew that every child would become the public of Turkish Republic so they should be cared very well.

Always Ataturk……

Ataturk and WWII

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was far-sightedness leader and stateman. He always tried to make the best prediction for the future. As we all know that there used to be the danger of world war in that era. After the 30’s, Germany became the dangerous state as Hitler was on force. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had a deep prediction power on policy and war art certainly.

The foreigner stateman and senior officers were visiting Turkish Republic in 30’s in order to negotiate about the world war suspect and results. They were getting opinions from Ataturk. Once he answered the question; If a world war had occurred, the only winner would have been Russia. Also, he predicted that Germany couldn’t be able to win the war. Although he didn’t see the WWII, he predicted the results thanks to his far-sightedness.

Also, you can see his far-sightedness in his speech to Turkish youth. He explained everything that will become true in future to the youth.

A wise stateman should be far-sightedness like Ataturk…

Village Institutes and Rural Development

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk stated that villagers were the master of society. Because Turkish Republic had the agricultural economy because most of the population were settling on the rural area (around %90). That’s why, their education and welfare were the most important title in the economy. They were dealing with soil, and they had a big share in the society.

Village Institutes were the basic education unites for the villages. Firstly, they had a task to make the villagers literate. They had to know how to write and read. Then the agricultural applications were taught. So, they could be able get their economic independency. When they were functional, they had a great benefit for the village public.

After the years, village institutes were terminated with a political decision (after Ataturk’s death). So, the development of villages was interrupted.

Always Ataturk…

Ataturk and Nationalist Economy

After the military triumph, Mustafa Kemal took the economy in the account for the development. He always stated that military triumphs can’t be lasted long if they weren’t supported with economic triumphs. That’s why he planned to make radical moves in economy. Briefly, he aimed the economic independency.

His first economic move was to develop railways because of the reasonable cost. Then the national economic managements were established such as Sümerbank (the textile management) and Etibank (the mining management). He had the first national bank (Work Bank of Turkiye) in order to finance the economic sectors.

The agriculture was being shaped due to get income for the new Turkish state. The factories that were based on agriculture were built and this move brought big income for Turkish Republic. The target was to become Turkish Republic to a self-sufficient country. He had 5 year- development plans made by the economists. Turkish Republic was designed to be self-sufficient economically.

Always Ataturk