Atatürk

n. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938), founder and first president of the modern republic of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – November 10, 1938) was an army officer, revolutionary statesman, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first President. Mustafa Kemal established himself as a successful and extremely capable military commander while serving as a division commander in the Battle of Gallipoli. He later fought with distinction on the eastern Anatolian and Palestinian fronts, making a name for himself during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the hands of the Allies, and the subsequent plans for its partition, Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish national movement in what would become the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara, he defeated the forces sent by the Entente powers. His successful military campaigns led to the liberation of the country and to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
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Noun
1. Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
(synonym) Kemal Ataturk, Kemal Pasha, Mustafa Kemal
(hypernym) statesman, solon, national leader

n. Ataturk, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938), founder and first president of the modern republic of Turkey