People dream, but very few of them make dreams come true. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

was such person who was one of those heroes. He was born in 1881 in Salonica, which

is in Greece now. His mother was a housewife, and his father was a military officer in

Ottoman Army, as Ataturk would be. He grew up in a very harsh time during which

Ottoman was stuck politically and economically. He shined in World War I, and these

tough times challenged him, therefore he became the leader of Turkish National

Movement as an excellent soldier. He was not only a great soldier but also the first

President of Republic of Turkey and a revolutionary statesman.

The first reason why I admire him is that he was an intelligent soldier. Although his

parents wanted him to study trade, he took the military entrance exam. As a result, he

study at Salonica Military School. After graduating from Salonica Military School, he

continued his education at Monastir Military High School. After he had graduated from

Ottoman Military Academy, he was assigned to the fifth Army of Ottoman. To give an

example, in the army, he accomplished massive goals. He started to shine because of

his intelligence. Similarly, in the World War I, he succeeded to be a great commander,

and made Ottoman stand against its enemies especially in Battle of Gallipoli, which was

a turning point for Ataturk. On 19th of May 1919, he set a huge movement off in order to

be independent, and he was successful. After that, he founded Republic Of Turkey by

making people believe in an idea which claims that Turkish War of Independence would

be successful. He was an excellent soldier that he guided his people to freedom.

The second reason why I admire him is that he was the first President of Turkey. The

most important thing that I was influenced was Ataturks determination to found the

Turkish Republic. To illustrate, during World War I, he arranged several meetings which

let him to explain his aim which was to establish a new government instead of continuing

with stucked Ottoman. First, under his leadership, the legitimate government was

established on 23 April 1920. On 29 October 1923 the Republic Of Turkey was officially

proclaimed. Ataturk was chosen the first President of Turkey. He was the only one

person that deserved this hundred percent. If he had not founded Republic Of Turkey,

my nation would not have had freedom. This is one of the most important reasons that

he is my role model and I admire him.

Thirdly, I admire him because he was a revolutionary statesman. For instance, after he

had been chosen as the first President, he made a lot of things which were transformed

from the old style of ideas into modern ideas by him. For example, he published a lot of

book to explain himself. His reforms taught the people of Turkey to be free and

democratic. He is still being criticized by the citizens of Turkey in some ways especially a

secular government system which provide the people who live in Turkey equality in terms

of religious differences. Some examples of his reforms are new alphabet, to cease the

caliphate, some educational reforms, and so on.

To sum up, at the same time, he was an intelligent soldier, the first President of Turkey

and a revolutionary statesman. He affected a lot because of his determination even in

the worse times. He taught me not to give up and to be aware of my potential. In spite of

the fact that some people adversely criticize him, he was a great person and a real hero

for me and I will always follow his way as long as I live.