Mustafa Kemal Atat rk was one of the most significant political leaders of the twentieth century. He rose from obscure origins to become the founder of the new Republic of Turkey out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire and go on to radically transform Turkish society. How should one understand Atat rk and his legacy?
In this book, George Gawrych studies Atat rk's career in detail, showing how Atat rk married the traits of the classic military...