1. Atatürk ,the leader of the Independence War, was born in 1881,in Selonica

2. His parents were Ali Rıza Efendi and Zübeyde Hanım

3. He attended the Şemsi Efendi Primary School in Salonica

4. Then, he went to the Selonica Military Secondary School

5. After he graduated from this school,he attended Military High School in Manastır,Macedonia

6. 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

7. Mustafa Kemal was a perfect student and perfect leader

8. He graduated from the Genaral Staff College in 1905
He graduated from the Genaral Staff College in 1905.He could speak French and German

9. 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

10. 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

11. He was a very succesful soldier

13. He won victory in Gallipoli

14. He opened the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 1920

15. He married Latife Hanım in İzmir in 1923

16. He became the first president of Turkish Republic in 1923

17. He liked swimming and rowing

20. He made political reforms,social reforms,legal reforms,economic reforms and reforms in education and culture

21. Atatürk liked animals very much.His last dog’s name was Fox

22. His favourite book was Çalıkuşu

23. He adopted a daughter called Ülkü

24. He always wore white shirts

25. Clean rooms and clean clothes were important to him

26. Atatürk died when he was 57 years old.

27. Anitkabir is the mausoleum of Atatürk