Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk born?Circa 1881, Salonica, Ottoman Empire
2. When did Mustafa Kemal Atatürk die?November 10, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
3. What is the presidency?First President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938
4. What is the key ideology?Kemalism: Republicanism, nationalism, secularism, populism, statism, and reformism
5. Who was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk?Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a brave military leader who became the first president of Turkey. He helped create a new, modern country after the old Ottoman Empire ended.
6. What did he do during the war?During World War I he defended the Gallipoli peninsula and later led the Turkish War of Independence. He fought against foreign armies and won, so Turkey could stay together.

Sultanate: A form of government ruled by a Sultan, a hereditary monarch.
Caliphate: The political-religious state led by a Caliph, considered the successor to the Prophet Muhammad.
Turkification: A policy aimed at promoting a unified Turkish national identity and culture.
Kemalism: The political, social, economic, and cultural principles and policies of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.