Atatürk ,the leader of the Independence War, was born in 1881,in Selonica
His parents were Ali Rıza Efendi and Zübeyde Hanım
He attended the Şemsi Efendi Primary School in Salonica
Then, he went to the Selonica Military Secondary School
After he graduated from this school,he attended Military High School in Manastır,Macedonia
His real name was Mustafa. His Mathematics teacher called him Kemal His real name was Mustafa.His Mathematics teacher called him Kemal.Kemal means perfection
Mustafa Kemal was a perfect student and perfect leader
He graduated from the Genaral Staff College in 1905 He graduated from the Genaral Staff College in 1905.He could speak French and German
Atatürk was interested in being a soldier all his life Atatürk was interested in being a soldier all his life.He was interested in Maths,literature and History
His first military success was in Trablusgarp Battle His first military success was in Trablusgarp Battle.He was the cheif Commander in the War of independance
He was a very succesful soldier
He won victory in Gallipoli
He opened the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 1920
He married Latife Hanım in İzmir in 1923
He became the first president of Turkish Republic in 1923
He liked swimming and rowing
He made political reforms,social reforms,legal reforms,economic reforms and reforms in education and culture
Atatürk liked animals very much.His last dog’s name was Fox
His favourite book was Çalıkuşu
He adopted a daughter called Ülkü
He always wore white shirts
Clean rooms and clean clothes were important to him
Atatürk died when he was 57 years old.
Anitkabir is the mausoleum of Atatürk