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THEME 3 LEGENDARY FIGURE

4 A READING
Read the following quote and discuss what it shows about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

‘‘The centuries rarely produce a genius. Look at this
bad luck of ours that the great genius of our era was
granted to the Turkish nation.’’

D. Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

4 B
Take a quick look at the text and jot down five of the characteristics that are mentioned about
Atatürk in the text.

A close friend may praise you. Sometimes a teacher, your
parents or a family member may do the same. How many
...................................... heroes or heroines have been praised by his enemies
...................................... in history? There are few. One of them is Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk. According to American leader John F. Kennedy,
he was one of the greatest figures of our century. Winston
Churchill of the UK called him a great hero, and former
...................................... French President Charles de Gaulle said he was the
...................................... greatest achiever among all the World leaders.

What made Mustafa Kemal different from other leaders?
How did he become a legendary figure? Why did his enemies
respect him so much? It’s not only winning wars, of course.
...................................... There are a lot of other achievements in his life. When his
......................................
father died, they moved to Uncle Huseyin’s farm. While he was
helping with the farm work there, he decided to make a change
and secretly sat for the military school exams, and passed. He
was an outstanding cadet, military school student. When he
...................................... graduated from Academy of War in 1905, things were getting
...................................... worse. His first duty was in Damascus. While he was working
there, the Ottoman Administration sent him to different places for
new duties. He was a division commander during the Battle of
Gallipoli in 1915. The Allied Forces were dreaming of the partition
...................................... of Anatolia and İstanbul when Mustafa Kemal’s armies
...................................... woke them up. On April 23, 1920, he established Turkish
Grand National Assembly. He went on fighting against
enemies and all enemies left the country completely on
September 9, 1922.

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