Turkish independance in the Turkish perspective.
Ottoman Empire after ww1 collapsed and the allies with its proxies were getting ready for its dismember it. Until former ottoman officers opposed this and fought on.
See how Ataturk defied the odds to establish a nation on the ashes of a 600 year old empire.
Ataturk is one of greatest men that ever lived, no doubt about that.
In fact he figures prominently in the "5 fingers" of original main interest I had in my much younger years (that later helped instilled various measured turcophile sentiment over time).
These were (in no specific order, though I believe Istanbul was likely first to come across my way):
- Istanbul
- Ataturk
- Ottoman Empire
- NATO/Cold-war/Turkish military
- Turkish cuisine and music
As you can see, Ataturk is the only individual in these 5 fingers....rest are broader entities.
Any nation would be both proud and humbled to have a valiant son like him at their most crucial testing time.
We all know what spectre Turkey was staring at when he took that serious matter by the scruff of its neck and saw it through to completion.
We all know how he then showed his great love for his nation after securing its modern and dignified existence.
We all know his robust setting of the modern republic's foundational ideology to stand the test of time.
He has inspired many well past his nation's borders, including this Hintli.
His epithet "Father" is most well deserved.
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