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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Kemal-AtaturkKemal Ataturk | Biography, Reforms, Death, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Kemal Atatürk was founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, having galvanized the Turkish people after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. He implemented an ambitious program of modernization and broadly transformed the legal and social systems of Turkish life.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mustafa_Kemal_AtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk - Wikipedia

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   Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 until the Surname Law of 1934 (c. 1881 – 10 November 1938), was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

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   • Deputy: Fevzi Çakmak

   • Succeeded by: İsmet İnönü

5. www.history.com › topics › middle-eastKemal Atatürk - HISTORY

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   Dec 16, 2009 · Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was an army officer who founded an independent Republic of Turkey out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. He then served as Turkey’s first president from...

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6. www.biography.com › mustafa-kemal-ataturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk - Facts, Death & Quotes - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · (1881-1938) Who Was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk? As a young man, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was involved with the Young Turks, a revolutionary group that deposed the sultan in 1909. Ataturk led the...

7. www.thoughtco.com › mustafa-kemal-ataturk-195765Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Republic of Turkey Founder - ThoughtCo

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   Jun 5, 2019 · Fast Facts: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Known For: Atatürk was a Turkish nationalist who founded the Republic of Turkey. Also Known As: Mustafa Kemal Pasha. Born: May 19, 1881 in Salonica, Ottoman Empire. Parents: Ali Rıza Efendi and Zubeyde Hanim. Died: November 10, 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. Spouse: Latife Usakligil (m. 1923–1925) Children: 13.

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   How did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk die?

   • In 1934, he introduced surnames in Turkey, and he took the last name Ataturk, which means "Father of the Turks." He died on November 10, 1938, from cirrhosis of the liver. Best Known For: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a revolutionary who helped establish the Republic of Turkey. He was Turkey's first president, and his reforms modernized the country.

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   Who is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?

   • Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born simply "Mustafa" in the early months of 1881, in Salonika, in what was then the Ottoman Empire (his birthplace is now known as Thessalonika, in modern-day Greece). When he was 12 years old, Mustafa was sent to the military academy in Istanbul.

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   How did Mustafa Kemal establish the Republic of Turkey?

   • This established the Republic of Turkey, and Mustafa Kemal became the country’s first president. Mustafa Kemal's first order of business was to modernize and secularize the country, which he did by studying Western governments and adapting their structure for the people of Turkey.

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   How many children did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk have?

   • Other sources say he had up to 8 children. In 1934, he introduced surnames in Turkey, and he took the last name Ataturk, which means "Father of the Turks." He died on November 10, 1938, from cirrhosis of the liver. Best Known For: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a revolutionary who helped establish the Republic of Turkey.

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9. www.thecollector.com › mustafa-kemal-ataturk-lifeMustafa Kemal Atatürk: The Father of the Turks - TheCollector

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   Dec 25, 2023 · Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, known as the “Father of the Turks,” is a beloved figure in his native Turkey. He is credited as being the creator of the modern Turkish state, pulling it into prosperity from the dying remnants of the Ottomans and asserting Turkey’s influence on an international level.

10. www.bbc.co.uk › ataturk_kemalBBC - History - Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)

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    v. w. x. y. z. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, c. 1916 © Atatürk was a Turkish nationalist leader and founder and first president of the republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in 1881 in...