Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

The story, in brief.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal and statesman 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 an industrialising nation. Ideologically a republican, secularist, and nationalist, his policies and socio-political theories became known as Kemalism. Atatürk's personality cult and the Kemalist historiography developed around it have had significant and ongoing influences on Turkey's political culture and historical narrative.

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A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

1. 1881
   Life

   Born in Thessaloniki

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2. 1906~ age 25
   Recognition

   5th class, Order of the Medjidie

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3. 1916~ age 35
   Recognition

   2nd class, Order of the Medjidie

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4. 1917~ age 36
   Recognition

   1st class, Order of the Medjidie

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5. 1918~ age 37
   Recognition

   1st Class Order of the Crown

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6. 1920~ age 39
   Role

   Chairman of the Cabinet of the Executive Ministers of Turkey

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7. 1923~ age 42
   Role

   President of Turkey

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8. 1938~ age 57
   Life

   Death

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