A Young Ottoman General and the Emergence of a National Leader

M'1cedonia is well known in history for its great son5 :Alexander the Great and Justinianus are two distinguished figures among these autstanding statesmen. Anotherleader, who led history into new paths, was also born inthis land. He created a new republic in Anatolia. Thehistorical role of this leader has been variously in interpreted and evaluated among his countrymen and amongforeigners. Official turkish historiography and some popular westem sources seem to argue that Turkey, a countryliving under the despotism of sultans, and a people with amedieval standard of !iving, were led through Atatürk'sreforms into the modem age. According to the ir descriptions, Atatürk was a superman even among the leadingfigures of history.

A Young Ottoman General and the Emergence of a National Leader

M'1cedonia is well known in history for its great son5 :Alexander the Great and Justinianus are two distinguished figures among these autstanding statesmen. Anotherleader, who led history into new paths, was also born inthis land. He created a new republic in Anatolia. Thehistorical role of this leader has been variously in interpreted and evaluated among his countrymen and amongforeigners. Official turkish historiography and some popular westem sources seem to argue that Turkey, a countryliving under the despotism of sultans, and a people with amedieval standard of !iving, were led through Atatürk'sreforms into the modem age. According to the ir descriptions, Atatürk was a superman even among the leadingfigures of history.