Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk, was granted to him in 1934 and forbidden to any other person by the Turkish parliament...
NationalityTurkish
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth19 May 1881
CountryTurkey
moon wings one-day
A youth with wings are the assurance of our nation's future. We must start to work right away and make progress so that; if one day Westerners leave their footprints on the moon, we shall place a Turkish one among those.
teaching people democracy
My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.
inspirational life book
We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books that are said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or from an unseen world, but directly from life.
religion important institutions
Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
writing humanity historical
To write history is as important as to make history. It is an unchanging truth that if the writer does not remain true to the maker, then it takes on a quality that will confuse humanity.
independence nations
This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.
change country reality
Concepts of well-being for countries, for peoples and for individuals are changing. In such a world, to argue for rules that never change would be to deny the reality found in scientific knowledge and reasoned judgment.
unity world body
Mankind is a single body and each nation a part of that body. We must never say "What does it matter to me if some part of the world is ailing?" If there is such an illness, we must concern ourselves with it as though we were having that illness.
sacrifice doe finals
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
life-is guides supreme
The supreme guide in life is knowledge.
years lasts veils
[Turkish women] had lived free of the veil for 5,000 years, and had been covered only in the last 600 years.
country home world
Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
victory succeed ends
Victory is for those who can say "Victory is mine". Success is for those who can begin saying "I will succeed" and say "I have succeeded" in the end.
mean faces doe
To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.