who is mustafa kemal ataturk
Kemal Ataturk. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) was the founder of modern Turkey and the Turkish republic. He was born in the KocakasÄ±m ward of Salonika, then under Turkish rule.He had the single name of Mustafa.. The name Kemal was added by his elementary school teachers.It means perfection or maturity.ustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) was the founder of modern Turkey and the Turkish republic.