num_pages: 666
description: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan, and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923, fast creating his own legend.Andrew Mango's revealing portrait of Atatürk throws light on matters of great importance today-resurgent nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and the reality of democracy.
language: English
title: Atatürk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
titlecomplete: Atatürk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
characters: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
genres: History, World War I, European History, Biography Memoir, War, World History, Biography, Unfinished, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 1193
places: Turkey
publisher: Abrams Press