Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - From Revolutionary to Statesman.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - Vom Revolutionär zum Staatsmann

Also known as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - Devrimcilikten Devletadamlığına, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - From a revolutionary to a statesman

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was granted to him in 1934 and forbidden to any other person by the Turkish parliament.