Ataturk is the prototype of Peter I
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is a reformer and the first president of Turkey. A man who brought countless reforms to his country. This can be said by the Turkish Peter I. It was he who equalized the rights of women and men. He moved the capital of Turkey to Ankara. He launched a tram and created a parliament. The most important thing he was able to do was to reform the writing system and create the modern Turkish army, the “institution” of the officer corps.
Date of birth
There are different versions of Mustafa Kemal’s birth date. And what is most interesting, due to the difference in calendars used in the Ottoman Empire, even he himself did not know his exact date of birth. But according to the most common version of them, he was born on March 12, 1881. The date of Atatürk’s birth was recorded in the register as 1296 AH. In this regard, Ataturk chose a conditional date as his birthday – May 19, the day of the beginning of Turkey’s struggle for independence.
Turkey and Ataturk
Today, Turks are very fond of Ataturk. And there is a certain cult of personality in the country. And in my opinion, it is quite justified. Because as much as he did for his country. It is unlikely that anyone else in Turkish history has been able or will be able to reach such heights. There are statues, busts, and flags of him all over Turkey and the TRNC. Even, many will notice stickers on cars or tattoos with his personal signature applied to the skin.
Interestingly, Ataturk himself created 2 monuments to Soviet military leaders during his lifetime: K.E. Voroshilov and M.V. Frunze. For the fact that at one time they helped the Turkish troops in the war against the Greeks. By the way, when he defeated the Greek troops, he brought an ideological basis to this event. “This is revenge! This is the retribution of the Turks for the defeat of Troy in the Trojan War,” Atatürk said. When, after the defeat of the Greek army, Ataturk entered the liberated Izmir. Someone threw the Greek flag under the wheels. He stopped the car, got out of it, raised the Greek flag and said, addressing the crowd: “The banner is a symbol of the sovereignty of the nation and it must not be insulted.” This is amazing heroism and respect for another people, regardless of all the circumstances.
Historical memories
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk had artistic talent and could hold the crowd. He also knew how to create an effect. Firstly, if you notice in all the photos, then he always shaved cleanly. This was not a Muslim custom. He wore tailcoats sewn in Paris. He wore a tuxedo and wore a straight parting. It was all a challenge. He was a rebel within himself. I have always thought and wanted to do something significant and significant for society. By the way, he had many enemies. He was predicted certain death and at any moment his enemies could kill him. Either he was very brave, or he was just lucky. It must be said that Ataturk managed to do what almost no one else has been able to do. Not a single ruler of a Muslim country. He made Turkey a secular, democratic – in five minutes “European state”.
The last years of Atatürk’s life
In 1926, in the most radical reform to date, Atatürk abolished Islamic courts and introduced secular civil law throughout Turkey. Finally, Atatürk replaced the traditional Arabic script with written Turkish with a new alphabet. Until 1928, in Turkey, they wrote in Arabic.
See for yourself the difference in the spelling of words.
Ataturk himself was engaged in the dissemination of a new type of writing. In post offices, banks, and even prisons, everyone looked at posters with copybooks and memorized letters.
At the end of his life, he grieved and suffered a lot. The 57-year-old ruler died in his bedroom in Dolmabahce on November 10, 1938. He was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, due to excessive alcohol consumption (throughout his life). But this does not compromise the great figure in the eyes of the whole nation. It remains great to this day! Source: Free Internet Article prepared by: Valerii Veles Ask your question directly to Veles experts.
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