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Atatürk

Turkey had another legislative brouhaha yesterday in its presidential election process. I picked up an extraordinary book on Atatürk, who is as much alive today as in the 20s. Good reading, and it kept me up most of the night, to be honest—along with a couple of Turkish political journals! Amazing human being.

"It's the team, folks." That's the conventional wisdom, and usually true. Probably in Turkey, too, way back when. But make no mistake, one determined person can move a nation—dramatically and in a short period of time. There's no "I" in "team," but there's an "A," as in Atatürk, in both "dramatic" and "change."

(I'll offer you a couple of quotes when I get a free minute or two.)

Tom Peters posted this on 05/07/07.

Comments

"With no doubt, AtatÃ¼rk was the leader of millennium"..
as the president of USA said in his millennium speech..

We must discover him.. His thoughts.. How can a man change the destiny of millions? How can a man stand against the winners of world war?
Millions of people followed him by heart.. On the shared lands of an old empire, with an almost dead nation with no gun and no money.. he gloriously stood against the imperialist powers of the world.. Repelled the invaders.. Founded the new Turkish Republic.. He is the one in a million, millions still follow him..

Posted by Baris Tekin at May 8, 2007 4:44 PM

His credo was "Peace at home, peace in the world"

Posted by Baris Tekin at May 8, 2007 4:46 PM

"This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death."
-- M.K. AtatÃ¼rk

The Passion of Ataturk

Posted by Baris Tekin at May 8, 2007 4:49 PM

Ataturk is without doubt a legend. I have experienced first hand how the Turks still have great affection for the man, who is like Gandhi to India, referred to as the father of our land.

Posted by Andrew Bargery at May 13, 2007 2:20 PM