MUSTAFA KEMAL Atatürk
1881 - 1938

Atatürk means "Father of the Turks".

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the first president of the Republic of Turkey. As such he was in office from 1923 - 1938. Historians refer to him as the founder of modern Turkey.

As a soldier, Mustafa served his country, the Ottoman Empire, during World War I where he caused Winston Churchill considerable headache.