Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Overview
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
army officer, revolutionary statesman
Statesman
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, writer, and the first President of Turkey
President of Turkey
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. He is credited with being the founder
Father of the Nation
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of the Republic of Turkey.
Atatürk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement
Turkish National Movement
The Turkish National Movement encompasses the political and military activities of the Turkish revolutionaries which resulted in the creation and shaping of the Republic of Turkey, as a consequence of the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I....
in the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence
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. Having established a provisional government in Ankara
Ankara
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, he defeated the forces sent by the Allies
Allies of World War I
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