ATASC
Association of Turkish Americans of Southern California
" My Moral Heritage is Science and Reason "
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021
May 4, 2021
To Biden Administration: We, Turkish Americans are very disturbed by President Biden’s purposeful use of political power over truth and lack of historical knowledge. He is […]
May 4, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Two California Men Indicted in Hate Crimes Case Alleging They Attacked Family-Owned Restaurant and Threatened to Kill the Victims […]
April 20, 2021
You are invited to the webinar, The Turkish War of Independence, presented by Dr. Edward J. Erickson on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 6:00PM PT / […]
April 20, 2021
Open Invitation to All Children: We would love to see your achievement stories to be part of ATASC online video program to celebrate May 19th The Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and […]
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Mustafa Kemal ATATURK
( [birthday is unknown] 1881 – 10 November 1938)
1st President of Turkey
The founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 10 November 1938.
He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism.
Due to his military and political accomplishments, Ataturk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century.
Drag the handle bars in the middle of the pictures to see the before and after Ataturk's revolutions in Turkey.