Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
The man who founded the Republic of Turkiye
Here's a time line of Ataturk:
- 1881 - Born in Thessaloniki.
- 1893 - He entered Thessaloniki Military High School. The mathematics teacher at this school, Captain Mustafa Sabri Bey from Skopje, gave him the name Kemal, which means "perfection, maturity".
- 1912 -Mustafa Kemal led the Tobruk attack in Tripoli.
- 1915 - As the Anafartalar Group Commander, he won the Anafartalar Victory on August 9-10. He personally led the counterattack on Chunuk Bair. During the collision, a piece of shrapnel hit the clock in his chest. The shattered watch prevented his injury.
- 1919 - Mustafa Kemal to the 9th Army Inspectorate in Erzurum. appointed.
- 1919 - Mustafa Kemal landed in Samsun.
- 1920 - On April 23, the Turkish Grand National Assembly was opened in Ankara.
- 1922 - On September 1, Mustafa Kemal issued a statement and ordered the armies: "Armies, your first target is the Mediterranean. Forward!"
- 1923 - Republic declared.
- 1924 - Constitution of the Republic of Turkiye adopted.
- 1934 - Mustafa Kemal was given the surname Ataturk.
- 1938 - dies at the age of 57.
"The mortal body of great Ataturk has been taken to his place of rest on elaborate arms of his beloved nation to the service of which he devoted himself. In fact, he rests on the heroic and loyal chest of the Turkish nation full of love and pride for him. The incomparable hero Ataturk, the founder of our state, and the most loyal, faithful, servant of our nation, the lover and distinguished figure of the ideal of the mankind, the fatherland is greatly indebted to you. We bow with reverence in your presence together with the Turkish nation tot he service of which you devoted yourself. You rendered us vigour from the fire in your soul in your whole life. Rest assured that your blessed memory will always keep our souls zealous and vigilant, as an ever-flaming torch."21 NOVEMBER 1938
-- President Ismet Inonu