Atatürk: A Legacy of Progress and Unity

November tenth. The day Turkey pauses to remember the man who reshaped a nation from the

ashes of empire. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk didn't just lead armies to victory. He reimagined what

it meant to be Turkish. After winning independence against impossible odds, he abolished the

sultanate and established a republic built on secularism, education, and equality.

Women gained the right to vote before many Western nations. The alphabet changed overnight.

Courts modernized. Science replaced superstition in schools. Critics said it

was too much too fast, but Atatürk believed a nation must evolve or perish.

Today, eighty six years after his death, his portrait still hangs in every classroom,