"Who was Ataturk?" Topic
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Tango01 | 17 Apr 2014 12:36 p.m. PST |
"One of the most iconic figures of the early 20th century, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is remembered as the leader who emerged from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire to establish Turkey as a sovereign republic. As president, his contributions to the development of a modern, secular Turkey were so influential that even today insulting his memory is a crime punishable by jail time. Born "Mustafa" on March 12, 1881, Turkey's most famous son came of age in the old Ottoman Empire, which had spent over 600 years in control of large swaths of the Mediterranean Basin. After attending military school from the age of 12, Ataturk cut his teeth as a soldier in actions against the Italians in Libya from 1911 to 1912, and later helped lead forces that blocked the Allied capture of Istanbul in the famous Gallipoli Campaign during World War I. His first foray into politics came in 1919, when he organized a nationalist revolution to drive the occupying Allied powers out of Turkey. After scoring decisive victories against the Greeks and Armenians, he secured the Treaty of Lausanne in July 1923, which recognized Turkey as an independent nation. Later that year, the national assembly established Turkey as a republic with Ataturk as its first president
" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
mghFond | 17 Apr 2014 1:05 p.m. PST |
That most unique of dictators too, he voluntarily left public office to retire. |
legatushedlius | 17 Apr 2014 1:09 p.m. PST |
One of the great generals of WW1. |
chicklewis | 17 Apr 2014 1:10 p.m. PST |
And he wasn't even a general yet, either ! |
dualer | 17 Apr 2014 1:16 p.m. PST |
OSPREY have just published an excellent book on Kemal Ataturk. |
legatushedlius | 17 Apr 2014 2:16 p.m. PST |
He became a Brigadier General in April 1916 but you're right that was after Gallipoli.. |
Robert666 | 17 Apr 2014 2:54 p.m. PST |
Let's not forget the Armnenians. |
Narratio | 17 Apr 2014 8:10 p.m. PST |
I pass through Istanbul airport every 2-3 months on my way home from work and one of the little joys is seeing just how many English language books there are on Ataturk at the airport bookstores. It's never less than 8, with a high of 14. I think his life and work has been studied (even sycophantically) and appraised more than anyother political figure this side of Hitler. |
Martin Rapier | 18 Apr 2014 4:36 a.m. PST |
"Let's not forget the Armnenians." Ah, but who remembers them? |
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