Mustafa Kemal Ataturk “Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , the founder of the Turkish Republic and its first president stands as a towering figure of the 20th century. Few great leaders have achieved so much in so short a time.” Emerging as a military hero in 1915, he became the charismatic leader of the Turkish national liberation struggle in 1919. Following a series of highly impressive victories against all odds, he led his nation to full independence on October 29, 1923. On …showed first 75 words of 925 total…

…showed last 75 words of 925 total…to him such as: Loyd George, Churchill, Roosevelt, Nehru, de Gaulle, Nasser, and Kennedy. On the occasion of “The Ataturk Centennial”, the White House issued a statement saying, “a great leader in times of war and peace” Then it is only appropriate that the praise should be as high at it is for him. Just before his death he said, “I look to the world with an open heart full of pure feelings and friendship.”