Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881  – 10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk (meaning “Father of the Turks”), was granted to him (and forbidden to any other person) in 1934 by the Turkish parliament. Atatürk was a military officer during World War I.