Atatürk, the Leader of Nationalization and Modernization

Abstract

The saviour of the Turkish nation and the founder of the Republic of Turkey, the great man in universal dimensions, Atatürk's countless services and achievements alone could provide him with a very honorable place in history. Atatürk is a great soldier and founder of a great state with his achievements in wars, as well as a universal leader with the values of soundness, truthfulness, realism, reliability, determination, peace and humankind in international relations. He is the leader who defeated imperialism and established a national, fully independent Turkish state, and initiated and succeeded the war in raising this state to the level of modern civilization. In this article we will focus on his two qualities in particular.