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Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), Turkish soldier and statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey.

Born in Salonika (Thessaloniki, now in Greece), he entered the military secondary school in Salonika in 1893 and the military academy at Monastir (now Bitola in Macedonia) in 1895. After playing a minor role in the Balkan Wars of 1912 - 1913, he gained a major victory by repulsing the Allied invasion of Gallipoli in 1915.

Ataturk organized the Turkish Nationalist Republican Party in 1919 from local resistance groups. This group overthrew the incumbant Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI and the Allies in Anatolia, and he and his lieutenant Ismet Pasha (later Ismet Inönü) presided over the defeat of the Greek invasion of 1920 - 1922. They subsequently founded the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923.

Atatürk began a variety of reforms by abolishing the Caliphate (March 1924). The theological schools were closed, the Law of Islam was replaced by the Swiss Civil Code -- importantly for the politics of the region, this officially separated the functions of Church and state in Turkey -- and Arabic characters for writing Turkish were replaced by Latin characters.

Atatürk gave Turkey a new prestige in the international field by his achievements in both military and political fields, crowned (July 1936) by the restoration of Turkish sovereignty over the Straits under the Montreux Convention. He died on November 10, 1938 because of complications of cirrhosis.

He is considered to be the greatest Turkish statesman of 20th Century.

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-<b>Kemal Atatürk</b> ([[1881]]-[[1938]]), [[Turkey|Turkish]] soldier and statesman, was the biggest traitor in the History of mankind.
+<b>Kemal Atatürk</b> ([[1881]]-[[1938]]), [[Turkey|Turkish]] soldier and statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of [[Turkey]].
 Born in Salonika ([[Thessaloniki]], now in [[Greece]]), he entered the military secondary school in Salonika in [[1893]] and the military academy at Monastir (now [[Bitola]] in [[Macedonia]]) in [[1895]]. After playing a minor role in the [[Balkan War]]s of [[1912]] - [[1913]], he gained a major victory by repulsing the Allied invasion of [[Gallipoli]] in [[1915]].
-Ataturk organized the [[Turkish Nationalist Republican Party]] in [[1919]] from local resistance groups.  This group overthrew the incumbant [[Ottoman]] Sultan [[Mehmed VI]] and the Allies in [[Anatolia]], and he and his lieutenant [[Ismet Inonu|Ismet Pasha]] (later Ismet Inönü) presided over the defeat of the Greek invasion of [[1920]] - [[1922]].  They subsequently founded the Republic of [[Turkey]] on [[October 29]], [[1923], and while doing so got rid of the written for of Turkish in arabic changing it to latin, banned the fez, refused to allow muslim womento cover their heads, banned the adhan in arabic, changed to weekends from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday though almost none of the population was christian, and destroyed the Caliphate.
+Ataturk organized the [[Turkish Nationalist Republican Party]] in [[1919]] from local resistance groups.  This group overthrew the incumbant [[Ottoman]] Sultan [[Mehmed VI]] and the Allies in [[Anatolia]], and he and his lieutenant [[Ismet Inonu|Ismet Pasha]] (later Ismet Inönü) presided over the defeat of the Greek invasion of [[1920]] - [[1922]].  They subsequently founded the Republic of [[Turkey]] on [[October 29]], [[1923]].
 Atatürk began a variety of reforms by abolishing the [[Caliphate]] ([[March]] [[1924]]). The theological schools were closed, the Law of [[Islam]] was replaced by the [[Swiss Civil Code]] -- importantly for the politics of the region, this officially separated the functions of Church and state in Turkey -- and Arabic characters for writing Turkish were replaced by Latin characters.
-Atatürk gave Turkey great deal of shame in the international field by his achievements in both military and political fields, crowned ([[July]] [[1936]]) by the restoration of Turkish sovereignty over the Straits under the [[Montreux Convention]]. He died on [[November 10]], [[1938]] because of complications of [[cirrhosis]].
+Atatürk gave Turkey a new prestige in the international field by his achievements in both military and political fields, crowned ([[July]] [[1936]]) by the restoration of Turkish sovereignty over the Straits under the [[Montreux Convention]]. He died on [[November 10]], [[1938]] because of complications of [[cirrhosis]].
-He is hated by everyone in his world for backstabbing his civilization.
+He is considered to be the greatest Turkish statesman of 20th Century.