Atatürk
Modern Turkey's creator
Atatürk, meaning "Father of the Turks," is the honorary surname given to Mustafa Kemal, founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey.
He led the Turkish War of Independence after World War I and transformed the Ottoman remnant into a secular modern state.
The name is legally unique to him in Turkey: Atatürk Airport, statues of Atatürk.
State with elected leaders
- TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
- nationSovereign political entity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
modernization · revolution · liberation · parliament · Ankara · 1923 · founding · statehood
Foundational moral beliefs
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
statism · reformism · doctrine · philosophy · vision · modernity · sovereignty · progressivism
Language's letter system
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- educationSystematic development of mind
emancipation · reform · law · calendar · dress · suffrage · civil · codification
WWI Turkish peninsula campaign
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- defenseProtection against harm
- victoryDefeating an opponent
strategy · troops · warfare · campaign · battlefield · officer · corps · frontline
Thing preserving remembrance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
boulevard · airport · quotation · remembrance · tribute · monument · honored · revered
Fair-haired person
- blue-eyedHaving pale irises
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- oratorSkilled public speaker
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
polyglot · raki · chess · dance · reading · correspondence · diary · handwriting
republic
State with elected leaders
- TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
- nationSovereign political entity
- independenceFreedom from external control
sovereignty · modernization · revolution · liberation · parliament · Ankara · 1923 · founding · statehood · nationalism
principles
Foundational moral beliefs
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
populism · statism · reformism · doctrine · philosophy · vision · modernity · sovereignty · progressivism · ideology
alphabet
Language's letter system
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
education · emancipation · reform · law · calendar · dress · suffrage · civil · codification · abolition
Gallipoli
WWI Turkish peninsula campaign
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- defenseProtection against harm
victory · strategy · troops · warfare · campaign · battlefield · officer · corps · frontline · resistance
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
statue · boulevard · airport · quotation · remembrance · tribute · monument · honored · revered · iconography
blonde
Fair-haired person
intellectual · polyglot · raki · chess · dance · reading · correspondence · diary · handwriting
Atatürktheocrat
Ruler by religious authority
sultan · Ayatollah Khomeini · caliph · Islamist · mullah