Part of The World in a Life series, this brief text provides insight into the life of Mustafa Kemal Atat rk. By the outbreak of World War II, the Republic of Turkey epitomized more than a state bound for better times; it aspired to represent the essence of modern politics in the twentieth century. To contemporaries of this period, Mustafa Kemal Atat rk--the country's first president--was both the muse and the architect of this radical...