Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Mustafa Kemal was one of the 20th century`s greatest combat commanders. Winston Churchill labeled him as a `Man of Destiny`, his service at Gallipoli and in the War of Independence were pivotal in the success of Turkish armies. Moreover, after leading the Nationalist army to victory and establishing the modern Turkish Republic, he took the name Atat`rk, or father of the Turks, as his own.