These words have become memoralized throughout Turkey, spoken by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the man whose life was intertwined closely with the development of a modern and independent Turkey.He served as Turkey's first president after having served as the country's prime minister. He is known as the Father of Turkey and his image is found on public buildings, in the schools, in the homes, and on the country's banknotes. He has been honored by the United Nations (The Ataturk Year in the World) and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (1934).
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