Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish military officer and revolutionary statesman who served as the first President of Turkey. He led the Turkish War of Independence which resulted in the abolition of the Ottoman Empire and the founding of the Republic of Turkey in its place. As president, he enacted reforms to modernize Turkey based on Western models of secularism, nationalism, and mass education. He is regarded as the founder of modern Turkey due to his instrumental role in securing Turkey's sovereignty and presiding over sweeping reforms that transformed the new republic into a modern nation-state.

1. MUSTAFA KEMAL
ATATÜRK
(1881-1938)

2. • He was born
in 1881 in
Thessaloniki.

3. He went to Şemsi Efendi Primary
School. Then he went to Salonica
Military School. From an early age he
become involved in the burgeoning
movement for Turkish independence.

4. • He graduated from War Acedemy with
the rank of captain in 1905. He was
an able military leader, naturally
gaining the respect, admiration and
devotion of his soldiers.

5. • Mustafa
Kemal
appointed
as the
commander
of
Anafartalar
Group and
he won the
Çanakkale
War.

6. • He went to
Samsun on
19th May
1919.
Because he
started the
War of
Independence.

7. • He opened
the Turkish
Grand
National
Assembly on
23rd April
1920.

8. • Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk saved
the country
from invasion
of the enemies.
He was
elected the
first
president of
the Turkish
Rebuplic.

9. Turkey gained a much more western
outlook. Moves to democracy were
slow, Ataturk’s power was very great
and Turkey was effectively a one
party state. His leadership was
sometimes described as an
‘enlightened autocracy’. But, his
popularity was strong amongst the
population and his vision of a modern
secular Turkey was implemented.

10. What qualities makes him leader?
❑ Broad thinker
❑ Excellent communicator
❑ Open minded learner
❑ Transformational
❑ Decision Maker
❑ Visionary
❑ Missionary
❑ Peace maker

11. Winston Churchill refer him as - “a
man of Destiny”
For his people he done much. Some of his
Speech in front of people are.
– Peace at home, peace in the world.
– Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

12. He died on
10th
November,
1938 and his
grave in
Anıtkabir,
Ankara.