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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal and statesperson who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938. He led sweeping reforms, turning Turkey into a secular, industrialising nation. Ideologically a secularist, republican, and nationalist, his policies and socio-political theories became known as Kemalism. Atatürk's per…
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2026· 3 entries
Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 23 Ağustos 2026 tarihinde paylaşılan gönderide Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün Kudüs’teki Yahudi mezarlığında sembolik bir mezarının olduğu iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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“is highly appropriate for such a move. We shall certainly achieve it”
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2025· 7 entries
Hürriyet: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ü nasıl anlarız?
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haberler.com: Cumhuriyetimizin kurucusu Ulu Önder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün ebediyete intikalinin üzerinden 87 yıl geçti
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TRT Haber: Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, CSO Ada Ankara'da konserlerle anılacak
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 6 Ekim 2025 tarihinde paylaşılan gönderide, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün Cumhurbaşkanı olarak İstanbul’a ilk kez 1936’da geldiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 3 Eylül 2025 tarihinde paylaşılan fotoğrafın Atatürk’ün yanında yer alan kadınlara atfen gerçek boyunu gösterdiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Anadolu Ajansi: "Karanlıkta Akan Bir Yıldız: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk" sergisi, Humanis'in organizasyonuyla ziyarete açıldı
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Hürriyet: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün 18 Mart'tan önce Madam Corinne'ye yazdığı mektup ortaya çıktı
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2024· 4 entries
Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Instagram hesabı tarafından 30 Ekim 2024 tarihinde yapılan paylaşımda yer alan açıklamaların Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’e ait olduğu iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Onedio: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün 10. Yıl Nutku’ndan Çıkartılan Cümlesinin Derinden Etkileyen Hikayesi
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haberler.com: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün ÇOCUKLAR için söylediği sözler! Atatürk, çok sevdiği çocuklara ne dedi?
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Instagram hesabı tarafından 4 Ocak 2024 tarihinde yapılan paylaşımda, Atatürk’ün Suud Kralı’na bir mektup yazdığı iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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2023· 4 entries
haberturk: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün sol gözündeki şehlalığın nedeni nedir?
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Anadolu Ajansi: Kuzey Makedonya'da "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Anı Evi" kurulacak
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balkaninsight: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Instagram hesabının 11 Ağustos 2023’te paylaştığı gönderide, Atatürk’ün hayatının Çin’de zorunlu ders olarak okutulduğu iddia edildi.” Kısmen Yanlış.
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2021· 3 entries
bianet: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk commemorated
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Fotoğraf, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün vefatından 3 ay öncesini gösteriyor.” Yanlış.
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Fotoğrafta yer alan masada Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ile beraber 32 kral ve 62 cumhurbaşkanı da bulunuyor.” Yanlış.
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2020· 1 entry
Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Arnold Ludwig’in araştırmasına göre Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün 20. yüzyılın en büyük devlet adamı olduğu iddiası” Doğru.
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1987· 1 entry
“Die sunnitischen Schriftgelehrten glaubten, daß man jedem an der Macht befindlichen Banditen gehorchen müsse; und diese Ansicht wurde von den Banditen selbst begründet. Ist es vorstellbar, daß der große Prophet des Islam befohlen haben sollte, Atatürk zu gehorchen, der seine Anordnungen unterdrückte?" - Ajatollah Chomeini, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 27. Juli 1987”
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1985· 1 entry
“Es gibt verschiedene Kulturen, aber nur eine Zivilisation, die europäische." - zitiert in Bernd Rill: Kemal Atatürk, rowohlt Verlag 1985, S. 80”
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1976· 1 entry
“English translation, as quoted in History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (1976) by Stanford Jay Shaw”
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1963· 2 entries
“Maxim which became the motto of the Republic of Turkey; quoted in many sources including, Atatürk (1963) by Uluğ İğdemir, p. 200; and Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus (2000) by Svante E. Cornell, p. 287”
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“Der Name „Atatürk“ erinnert mich an die historischen Siege eines der größten Männer dieses Jahrhunderts, an seine schöpferische Fähigkeit zu regieren, an seine Weitsicht, an seinen großen Mut und an sein Können als Soldat." - John F. Kennedy 1963, Halil Gülbeyaz: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Vom Staatsgründer zum Mythos, Parthas-Verlag, Berlin, 2004, S. 228”
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1950· 1 entry
The CHP ceded the majority position to the Democratic Party
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1938· 22 entries
Died 1938-11-10.
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“The nation has placed its faith in the precept that all laws should be inspired by actual needs here on earth as a basic fact of national life.”
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Instituting political, economic, and social reforms
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The Turkish Army at peacetime strength consisted of 174,000 soldiers and 20,000 officers forming 11 army corps, 23 divisions, one armoured brigade, 3 cavalry brigades, and 7 frontier commands
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“Our object now is to strengthen the ties that bind us to other nations. There may be a great many countries in the world, but there is only one civilization, and if a nation is to achieve progress, she must be a part of this civilization. The Ottoman Empire began to decline the day when, proud of her success against the West, she cut the ties that bound her to the European nations.”
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“In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.”
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“To write history is as important as to make history. If the writer does not remain true to the maker, then the unchanging truth takes on a quality that will confuse the humanity.”
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“A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.”
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“Lasting peace is sought, it is essential to adopt international measures to improve the lot of the masses. The welfare of the entire human race must replace hunger and oppression. People of the world must be taught to give up envy, avarice and rancour.”
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“Religions have been basis of the tyranny of kings and sultans.”
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“Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.”
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“The foundation of our religion is very strong. The material is strong as well, but the building itself was neglected for hundreds of years. As the plaster dropped down, none thought to replace it and none felt the need to reinforce the building. Quite the contrary: many foreign elements and interpretations, as well as empty beliefs, came along and damaged it still more.”
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“Mankind is a single body and each nation a part of that body. We must never say "What does it matter to me if some part of the world is ailing?" If there is such an illness, we must concern ourselves with it as though we were having that illness.”
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“Humankind is made up of two sexes, women and men. Is it possible for humankind to grow by the improvement of only one part while the other part is ignored? Is it possible that if half of a mass is tied to earth with chains that the other half can soar into skies?”
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“[Turkish women] had lived free of the veil for 5,000 years, and had been covered only in the last 600 years.”
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“Turkey's true master is the peasant.”
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“I do not leave any verses, dogmas, nor any moulded standard principles as moral heritage. My moral heritage is science and reason. What I have done and intended to do for the Turkish nation lies in that. Anyone willing to appropriate my ideas for themselves after me will be my moral inheritors provided they would approve the guidance of science and reason on this axis.”
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“The torch that the Turkish nation holds in her hand and in her mind, while marching on the road of progress and civilisation, is positive sciences.”
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“Science is the most real guide for civilisation, for life, for success in the world. To search for a guide other than science is absurdity, ignorance and heresy.”
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“The Republic of Turkey cannot be a country of sheikhs, dervishes, and disciples. The truest, most real order is the order of civilisation.”
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“To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts, my feelings is to have seen me.”
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“Gründer der türkischen Republik”
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1937· 2 entries
A delegation headed by Mustafa Kemal decided to censor the writings of Kıvılcımlı as harmful communist propaganda
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“Statement to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 1 November 1937; also quoted in Atatürk: The Biography of the founder of Modern Turkey (2002) by Andrew Mango”
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1936· 2 entries
“Discours prononcé le 1er novembre 1936, devant le Parlement turc.”
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Atatürk raised the "Issue of Hatay" at the League of Nations
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1935· 4 entries
That the version of Yazır's work read in public found its way to print
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The pact was prolonged for another 10 years
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Although he did later correct the more extremist practices
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The draft of what would become the Treaty of Saadabad was paragraphed in Geneva, but its signing was delayed due to the border dispute between Iran and Iraq
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1934· 5 entries
Appeared as Kemal Atatürk, while the given name Mustafa had disappeared altogether
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Meaning "Father of the Turks" or "Turk like his ancestors", in recognition of the role he played in building the Turkish Republic
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Afghanistan's relations with the international community improved significantly when it joined the League of Nations
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Atatürk commissioned the first Turkish operatic work, Özsoy
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“A tribute to those ANZACs who died in Gallipoli (1934), this is inscribed on Atatürk memorial at Tarakena Bay in Wellington, New Zealand”
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1933· 2 entries
The Soviet Defence Minister Kliment Voroshilov visited Turkey and attended the tenth year celebrations of the Republic
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Atatürk ordered the reorganization of Istanbul University into a modern institution and later established Ankara University in the capital city
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1932· 3 entries
Several hundred "People's Houses" (Halkevleri) and "People's Rooms" (Halkodaları) across the country allowed greater access to a wide variety of artistic activities, sports, and other cultural events
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Liberal economist Celâl Bayar became the Minister of Economy at Atatürk's request and served until 1937
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Atatürk justified the translation of the Qur'an by stating how he wanted to "teach religion in Turkish to Turkish people who had been practising Islam without understanding it for centuries
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1931· 5 entries
Atatürk watched the development of the first national aircraft, MMV-1
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Atatürk established the Turkish Language Association (Türk Dil Kurumu) for conducting research works in the Turkish language
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And began maintaining archives in 1932 for conducting research works on the history of Turkey
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey was established
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Atatürk proclaimed: "In the economic area
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1930· 2 entries
“Discours prononcé en 1930. Atatürk mourut d’une cirrhose du foie avant de réaliser ce projet, mais le multipartisme fut instauré en Turquie en 1945-1946.”
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“Discours prononcé en 1930.”
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1929· 1 entry
Atatürk signed a treaty that resulted in the restructuring of Turkey's debt with the Ottoman Public Debt Administration
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1928· 1 entry
“Discours prononcé le 9 août 1928.”
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1927· 3 entries
The State Art and Sculpture Museum (Ankara Resim ve Heykel Müzesi) opened its doors
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“Address To Turkish Youth (20 October 1927)”
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“Discours prononcé du 15 au 20 octobre 1927, devant l’Assemblée nationale turque.”
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1925· 4 entries
Mustafa Kemal wore a Panama hat during a public appearance in Kastamonu, one of the most conservative towns in Anatolia, to explain that the hat was the headgear of civilized nations
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After the adoption of the 1924 constitution
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Regie was taken over by the state and named Tekel
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The League of Nations formed a three-member committee to study the case while the Sheikh Said Rebellion was on the rise
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1924· 6 entries
“the Turkish nation is firmly determined to advance fearlessly on the path of the republic, civilization and progress”
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Three Turkish translations of the Qur'an were published in Istanbul, and several renderings of the Qur'an in the Turkish language were read in front of the public, creating significant controversy
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While the "Issue of Mosul" was on the table, Sheikh Said began to organize the Sheikh Said Rebellion
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With the initiative of Atatürk, the first Turkish bank İş Bankası was established, with Atatürk as the bank's first member
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“Communism is a social issue. Social conditions, religion, and national traditions of our country confirm the opinion that Russian Communism is not applicable in Turkey.”
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The Sheikh Said rebellion (1924–1927) set out to establish a new government positioned to cut Turkey's link to Mesopotamia
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1923· 8 entries
Won Medal of Independence (1923).
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“Adana Çiftçileriyle Konuşma" (16 March 1923); English translation as delivered in an address by Talat S. Halman (10 November 1995), quoted in The Turkish Times (1 December 1995)”
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“Discours prononcé en 1923, après la victoire des Turcs dans leur guerre d’indépendance.”
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Atatürk tried to persuade the GNA that accepting the arbitration of the League of Nations at the Treaty of Lausanne did not signify relinquishing Mosul, but rather waiting for a time when Turkey might be stronger
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Nationalism and secularism were two of the founding principles
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Show that he believed in the importance of the sovereignty of the people
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There were three main educational groups of institutions
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Career landmark: President of Turkey (1923–1938).
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1922· 3 entries
“Discours prononcé le 14 juillet 1922, à l’ambassade de France.”
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After the Turkish army entered İzmir in 1922, Atatürk met Latife while staying at the house of her father, the shipping magnate Muammer Uşakizade (later Uşaklı).
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And proclaimed the Republic of Turkey in 1923
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1921· 1 entry
“His order to the Turkish army at the Battle of the Sakarya (26 August 1921); Turkish, as quoted in Bugünkü Türkiye (1937), by Stephan Ronart, p. 127”
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1920· 6 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Turkey (1920–1921).
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Atatürk toyed with the idea of using a state-controlled Turkish Communist Party to forestall the perceived spread of communist ideas in the country and gain access to the Comintern's financing
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Alone, the Lenin government supplied the Kemalists with 6,000 rifles, over 5 million rifle cartridges, 17,600 projectiles as well as 200
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The Misak-ı Milli, which consolidated the "Turkish lands", declared that Mosul Vilayet was a part of the historic Turkish heartland
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Cabinet of the Executive Ministers of Turkey (1920–1921).
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Alone, the Lenin government supplied the Kemalists with 6,000 rifles, over 5 million rifle cartridges, and 17,600 projectiles, as well as 200
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1918· 3 entries
Awarded Gallipoli Star (1918).
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Awarded 1st Class Order of the Crown (1918).
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“Atatürk gehörte zu den wenigen Staatsmännern nach 1918, die sich durch Mäßigung, Weitsicht und vorwärtsweisende Ideen auszeichneten und nicht durch Ressentiments die geringen Chancen verspielten, die es gab, diesen labilen Nachkriegsfrieden zu retten." - Walther Leisler Kiep, Atatürk in deutscher Sicht, Köln 1982”
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1917· 3 entries
Awarded Iron Cross, 2nd class (1917).
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Awarded 1st class, Order of the Medjidie (1917).
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Won Silver Military Merit Medal (1917).
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1916· 4 entries
Awarded Military Merit Cross III. Class (1916).
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Awarded Order of Osmanieh 2nd Class (1916).
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Awarded 2nd class, Order of the Medjidie (1916).
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Won Bronze Military Merit Medal (1916).
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1915· 8 entries
Awarded Order of Osmanieh 3rd Class (1915).
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Won Liakat Medal (1915).
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Won Imtiyaz Medal (1915).
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Awarded Iron Cross (1915).
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“Instructions to his soldiers to answer an ANZAC attack on Chunuk Bair (25 April 1915)”
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“Letter to Corinne Lütfü, from the Gallipoli peninsula (20 July 1915) as translated in Atatürk: The Biography of the founder of Modern Turkey (2002) by Andrew Mango. ISBN 158567334X”
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During World War I) and was twice refused, which left him with a lifelong sadness
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“Orders to the 57th Infantry Regiment during the Gallipoli campaign (25 April 1915); as quoted in Studies in Battle Command by Combat Studies Institute, US Army Command and General Staff College, p. 89; also quoted in Turkey (2007) by Verity Campbell, p. 188”
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1914· 1 entry
The Ottoman Empire entered the European and Middle Eastern theatres of World War I allied with the Central Powers
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1913· 1 entry
Was appointed the Ottoman military attaché to all Balkan states (his office was in Sofia, Bulgaria) and promoted to the rank of Kaymakam (Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel) on 1 March 1914
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1912· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Osmanieh 4th Class (1912).
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1911· 2 entries
Served at the Ministry of War (Harbiye Nezareti) in Constantinople for a short time
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Volunteered to fight in the Italo-Turkish War in the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet (present-day Libya)
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1910· 2 entries
Mustafa Kemal met with Eqrem Vlora, the Albanian lord, politician, writer, and one of the delegates of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
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Was called to the Ottoman provinces in Albania
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1906· 1 entry
Awarded 5th class, Order of the Medjidie (1906).
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1905· 1 entry
Studied at Ottoman Military Academy (1905).
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1902· 1 entry
Studied at Turkish Military Academy (1899–1902).
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1898· 1 entry
Studied at Monastir Military High School (1896–1898).
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1896· 1 entry
Enrolled in the Monastir Military High School (in modern Bitola, North Macedonia) where he excelled at mathematics
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1881· 1 entry
Born 1881.
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1826· 1 entry
As part of the Ottoman Empire's modernization effort
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