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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

  • Birthday

    Birthday
    He was born in Thessaloniki in 1881.
  • Primary School

    Primary School
    He started primary school at the neighborhood school and then continued at Şemsi Efendi Primary School.
  • Middle School

    Middle School
    He started secondary school at Thessaloniki Civil Secondary School, then entered the military secondary school.
  • High School

    High School
    He graduated from Monastir Military Preparatory School between 1896 and 1899 and started his education at the Military Academy in Istanbul.
  • The Military Academy

    The Military Academy
    He attended the Military Academy. He completed the Academy on January 11, 1905, with the rank of captain.
  • First Duty Station

    First Duty Station
    He served under the 5th Army in Damascus between 1905 and 1907. He became Kolağası (Senior Captain) in 1907.
  • Ataturk in World War I

    Ataturk in World War I
    During World War I, which started in 1914, Mustafa Kemal wrote a heroic epic in Çanakkale and made the Allied Powers say "Çanakkale is impassable!"
  • Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

    Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
    With the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on April 23, 1920, an important step was taken towards the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal was elected as the President of the Parliament and Government. The Turkish Grand National Assembly adopted and began to implement the necessary laws for the successful conclusion of the War of Independence.
  • The Square Battle of Sakarya

    The Square Battle of Sakarya
    After the Sakarya Victory, on September 19, 1921, the Turkish Grand National Assembly gave Mustafa Kemal the rank of Marshal and the title of Gazi.
  • Ataturk's Social Life

    Ataturk's Social Life
    Atatürk lived in simplicity in his private life. He married Latife Hanım on January 29, 1923. They went on many country trips together. This marriage lasted until August 5, 1925. Atatürk, who loved children very much, adopted the girls named Afet (İnan), Sabiha (Gökçen), Fikriye, Ülkü, Nebile, Rukiye, Zehra and the shepherd named Mustafa as his adopted children. He took the children named Abdurrahim and İhsan under his protection. He prepared a good future for his people.
  • Ataturk: The First President of The Republic of Turkey

    Ataturk: The First President of The Republic of Turkey
    On October 13, 1923, the Republican administration was accepted and Atatürk was unanimously elected the first president. On October 30, 1923, the first government of the Republic was established by İsmet İnönü. The Republic of Turkey began to rise on the foundations of "Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation" and "Peace at home, peace in the world".
  • Ataturk's Farewell That Will Never Be Forgotten.

    Ataturk's Farewell That Will Never Be Forgotten.
    He died at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul on November 10, 1938 at 9.05, unable to recover from the cirrhosis he contracted. His body was buried with a ceremony on 21 November 1938 at the Ankara Ethnography Museum, his temporary resting place. After the mausoleum was built, his body was buried in his eternal resting place on November 10, 1953, with a magnificent ceremony.