Introduction Writing history is as important as making history. If the writers are not faithful to the makers, then the immutable truth will be altered in ways that confound mankind. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), the Turkish field marshal, statesman, and leader, catalyzed the great transformation from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey. With the proclamation of the republic in 1923, Turkey became a secular country. No longer ruled by a sultan and without a...
