Atatürk

[ at-uh-turk, ah-tah-turk ]

noun

1. Kemal Atatürk.

Atatürk

/ ˈætəˌtɜːk /

noun

1. AtatürkKemal18811938MTurkishPOLITICS: head of stateMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Kemal (kɛˈmɑːl), real name Mustafa Kemal. 1881– 1938, Turkish general and statesman; founder of the Turkish republic and president of Turkey (1923–38), who westernized and secularized the country

Example Sentences

The German infatuation with Atatürk and Turkey waned after the Beerhall Putsch.

From The Daily Beast

The Nazis saw in Turkey what they wanted to see, regardless of how Atatürk and his fellow Turks saw themselves.

From The Daily Beast

Just two days later, the papers began what can only be described as a love affair with Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk).

From The Daily Beast

I arrived in Istanbul at about 2:30 p.m. My agency had arranged for a driver to pick me up from Atatürk Airport.

From The Daily Beast