Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Part of The World in A Life series, this brief text provides insight into the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatrk. By the outbreak of World War II, the Republic of Turkey epitomized more than a state bound for better times; it aspired to represent the essence of modern politics in the twentieth century. To contemporaries of this period, Mustafa Kemal Atatrk-the country's first president-was both the muse and the architect of this radical transformation.