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20 unusual facts about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk


Army of Asia Minor

These developments had immediate and severe repercussions for Greece's position: Constantine was detested by the Allies for his pro-German stance during World War I, and France and Italy began abandoning Greece for the Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal.

Atatürk Centennial

Atatürk is the only person to receive such recognition by UNESCO.

Carl Ebert

In 1936, at the instigation of Kemal Atatürk, Ebert founded the opera and drama school of the Ankara Conservatory.

Cliffs of Gallipoli

Lyrics are inspired by the words of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the commander at Gallipoli and also the founder and president of the Republic of Turkey.

Gazi Anadolu Lisesi

The emblem of the school is the signature of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which is worn every Gazi student on their uniform.

Google Sites

It was done after one of the pages contained an insult of Turkey founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Gülşen Bayraktar

The June 2006 album titled Yurtta Aşk, Cihanda Aşk was a play on a quote by Turkey's founding president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk- "peace in the country, peace in the world" becoming "love in the country, love in the world".

İş Bank commercial featuring Atatürk

The İş Bank commercial featuring Atatürk, the founder of Turkey, first aired on Turkish television channels on 10 November 2007, coinciding with the 69th commemoration of Atatürk's death.

İzmir Cumhuriyet Square

The monument at the center of the square, which features an equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is made of marble and bronze, and was crafted by the renowned Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica in 1927 (he also crafted the Republic Monument at Taksim Square in Istanbul, and other monuments in Ankara, Turkey.)

Kahraman Sadıkoğlu

She was purchased by the Turkish government in 1938 for use as a presidential yacht by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, but was later allowed to fall into disrepair after his death.

Kodžadžik

Kodžadžik is known for the fact that the house of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's parents is located in the village.

Miramar Peninsula

Atatürk Memorial: a plinth on a cliff overlooking Tarakena Bay and Cook Strait commemorates Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, statesman and general, who led Turkish troops in action against New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli in the First World War.

Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross

John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976) was a Scottish historian and writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history.

Pera Palace Hotel

A key attraction, the Atatürk Room 101 remains as a ‘Museum Room’, with many personal items and reading material of the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk exhibited to the public.

Picoğlu Osman

During Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's visit to Trabzon, Picoğlu played kemençe in front of the president.

Sabahattin Ali

While he was serving as a teacher in Konya, he was arrested for a poem he wrote criticizing Atatürk's policies, and accused of libelling two other journalists.

Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet

He became close to Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk while serving in Ankara, which improved the relations between the two countries.

Sun Language Theory

The founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, gave the theory official backing and material support.

Swiss Civil Code

The civil code of the Republic of Turkey is a slightly modified version of the Swiss code, adopted in 1926 during Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's presidency as part of the government's progressive reforms and secularization.

The Last Ottoman

However, Ali's plans change when he comes across Mustafa Kemal, who has just set on a journey to save the Turkish land from the enemy.


Anadolu Agency

After Istanbul came under occupation on March 16, 1920 and the Ottoman parliament was annulled, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk called on all provinces to hold elections for a new parliament to be established in Ankara.

Battle of Dumlupınar

Despite pressure to attack building up at Ankara, Mustafa Kemal who had been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the TBMM government, waited and utilized the breathing space to strengthen his forces and split the Allies through adroit diplomatic moves, ensuring that French and Italian sympathies lay with Turks rather than the Greeks.

Beşiktaş

Today, it is widely accepted by the residents of the municipality that the most significant resident of Beşiktaş was Zübeyde Hanım, the mother of the Turkish national hero Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who lived in the old quarter at the core of Beşiktaş municipality, literally right next to the then headquarters of the Beşiktaş J.K..

Hagop Vahram Çerçiyan

Hagop Vahram Çerçiyan was a professor of mathematics, geography, and calligraphy at the Robert College of Istanbul, known for designing the signature of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey.

Peace at Home, Peace in the World

In Turkish, "Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh" was first pronounced by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 20 April 1931 to the public and later accepted as the policy of the Republic of Turkey in foreign relations.

Republic of Macedonia–Turkey relations

On that occasion, the Macedonian minister also announced that the Macedonian government decided to renew the house of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's parents, located in the village of Kodžadžik near Debar.

Thomas Whittemore

His good personal relationship with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic, enabled him to gain permission from the Turkish government to start the preservation of the Hagia Sophia mosaics in 1931.

Tokatlıyan Hotels

The hotels were regarded as luxury hotels where many famed individuals such as Leon Trotsky and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed.