Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the first president of Turkey who was born in 1881 in Greece and died in 1938 in Istanbul. He was a Turkish army officer and national hero who led Turkey to become a secular republic after serving in the Ottoman army and fighting against foreign occupation. He had several children with his wife Latife Ussakligil and authored the book The Great Speech.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the first president of Turkey who was born in 1881 in Greece and died in 1938 in Istanbul. He was a Turkish army officer and national hero who led Turkey to become a secular republic after serving in the Ottoman army and fighting against foreign occupation. He had several children with his wife Latife Ussakligil and authored the book The Great Speech.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the first president of Turkey who was born in 1881 in Greece and died in 1938 in Istanbul. He was a Turkish army officer and national hero who led Turkey to become a secular republic after serving in the Ottoman army and fighting against foreign occupation. He had several children with his wife Latife Ussakligil and authored the book The Great Speech.
. Died : 1938, Istanbul . 1st president of Turkey . Nationality: Turkish . Became soldier and fought the Italians . Turkey sided with Germany . Children: Sabiha Gokcen, Ulku Adetepe, Afet Inan, Mustafa Demir, Rukiye Erkin, Zehra Aylin, Nebile Irdelp, Fikriye. . Spouse: Latife Ussakligil . Books: The great speech . Turkish army officer . His father was a minor official and later a timber merchant