Atatürk

“My people are going to learn the principles of democracy the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will, every man can follow his own conscience provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him act against the liberty of his fellow men.” 
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

This morning we remembered Ataturk, generally known as 'father of the Turks' who died on this day in 1938. Leader extraordinaire whose influence on this nation persists and is at the foundation and very heart of its people.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. 
Born: May 19, 1881, Thessaloniki, Greece
Died: November 10, 1938, Istanbul, Turkey
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