The great Turk and Savior of Istanbul or the leader of the Turkish revolution

Early presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Turkey on 24 June 2018. Let me remind you that a state of emergency has been declared in the country. Recently, Turkish President Recep Erdogan extended the emergency for another three months. Since the attempted coup in the country of emergency lasts for 21 months. The country's economy is in a difficult situation, many are against the current President. Some dream of a President like Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Today we will understand a little who Ataturk was and what he did for the country and the Turkish people. https://c.radikal.ru/c35/1906/51/935894950a6b.jpg The great Turk and Savior of Istanbul was born in Greece in 1881. The city of Thessaloniki, the birthplace of Ataturk, belonged to the Ottoman Empire. Ataturk himself celebrated his birthday on may 19, and the real birthday is unknown. After all, everyone knows that even in our time, a more Mature generation of Turkish people do not know their exact date of arrival in this world. When they decided in Turkey to rewrite all the inhabitants, was entered in the passport of birthdays what are remembered. To make out the birth certificate of children too strongly didn't hurry. Could do it when the child was a year or two. But Ataturk decided to celebrate his birthday on the day of the beginning of the struggle for independence of the Turkish people and Turkey. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/dk63obbf7/image.jpg Mustafa Kemal created a modern, westernized Turkey. Historians of the great reformer called "Turkish Peter I". Kemal's real name is Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha. He graduated from military school in Thessaloniki, then in Bitola. Great ability in military matters led of atatürk in a military College, which was established in Istanbul by the Ottoman Empire. Life is struggle. We have only two choices: win or lose. K. Ataturk https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/va7s9d4fn/image.jpg In the years when Kemal Ataturk emerged as a leader and passed many tests of strength, the Ottoman Empire experienced its natural decline. Kemal was already in high military rank. After the defeat in the First world war, under the terms of the peace Treaty, in 1920 the Ottoman Empire as such should not have remained. The people were in turmoil, Istanbul and almost the entire territory was occupied. The Turkish people could only be saved by a miracle and some emergency decision. And this miracle for the country and the nation was Kemal Ataturk. That's how much he really came into the life of Turkish people. On the ruins of the Ottoman Empire Ataturk was able to build the Republic of Turkey and carry out many fundamental reforms. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/tieteh0ib/image.jpg Full independence of the state is possible only with economic independence. K. Ataturk The strongest charisma was torn to freedom in the character of Ataturk. He had many friends and enemies. In another way and can not be a strong man. A weak leader would never have been able to quickly cope with the difficult situation after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Modern historians are also divided in their opinions. Someone supports the steps of the first President of the Republic of Turkey, someone describes him as an aggressor and a tyrant. Likely are right and those and other. Only the total set of all the qualities of Ataturk could find a quick way out of this pernicious situation at that time of collapse. Roughly speaking, in one generation Ataturk was able to build a new country. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/4cdv7p4dv/image.jpg Created and made Kemal Ataturk declared the Turkish Republic Full state control over the country's economy. Even the artisanal industry has been recounted and nationalized. Ataturk separated religion from the state. Religious trends no longer sponsor. That gave me an opportunity to move from fanaticism in a more cultural direction with the right choice. The study of the Koran was no longer compulsory. Now there were schools for those who wanted to study the Quran and those who went the other way. Betrayed the European look to the Turkish woman. All his life Ataturk fought for women's rights. He introduced them into politics and gave them rights they could not even dream of during the Ottoman period. Now the woman had the right to vote and could study at the University. He carried out a global reform of clothing. Removed from women paranzhu. You could only come to the University in secular clothes. Romanized the Turkish alphabet. Freed the Turkish language from foreign inclusions. Unified system of national education. In the Ottoman Empire educated people there were about 5 %. A huge number of schools were opened in the country. There were separate literacy courses. After five years of educational reform in the country was already 15% of people who knew how to read and write. All scientific and educational institutions came under the wing of the Ministry of education. Abolition of the Sharia court and prohibition of polygamy. Adoption of the Civil code. Turkish people finally got the names. They simply did not exist in the Ottoman Empire. Kemal himself received the name "Ataturk" (Great Turk) from the Parliament. Introduced the Gregorian calendar and many others. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/xrjjgols3/image.jpg Basic principles of Kemalists Etatism People Nationalism Republicanism Direction on secular society Reformism Of course, in the management of Ataturk were both positive and negative sides. Like it or not, he was raised by the Ottoman Empire. The customs of the Turks are absolutely uncompromising. Ataturk himself was endowed with a tough and tyrannical character. All points of ideology but nationalism, look pretty good. They gave birth to a completely new Turkey. Nationalism has caused a lot of trouble in the country. But to criticize and speak badly in the direction of Kemal Ataturk is prohibited by law to this day. The only way to make people happy is to promote their rapprochement in every possible way... K. Ataturk https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/htatql9kj/image.jpg How many communicated with the Turkish people from different layers of the population, never heard that about it badly spoke. Today's young people go completely with a tattoo "Ataturk". In each office, educational institution and state bodies a huge number of portraits, busts, monuments to Ataturk. It seems even that he is sincerely loved. The fanatics of religion have a different attitude to the father of Turkey, but they have no right to speak out. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/u7xlqvbcj/image.jpg With his family at Ataturk did not happen. He had no official children of his own. Was married once and briefly for Latif Usakligil. His wife initiated the divorce. And what woman could stand a man who is obviously loved to party and drink. He did it regularly. Music, drinks and dancing after a hard week - it was OK. The head of the country managed everything and even more. He had eight foster children! Sabiha Gokcen is Turkey's first female military pilot. She was the adopted daughter of Ataturk. In Istanbul, one of the airports is named Sabiha Gokcen. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/5eo1qbn83/image.jpg The first President of the Republic of Turkey died at the age of 57 (1938). Diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver. He was buried in Ankara. Later the mausoleum "Anytkabir" was built, which you can see in the photo below. In 1953, the remains of the President were reburied in this mausoleum. But the cult of Kemal Ataturk still lives in the country. He was really charismatic and a great politician of his time. https://imgp.golos.io/0x0/https://s19.postimg.cc/joxm26teb/image.jpg Thank you for your attention!