Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Birthday: Born in 1881-05-19 in Thessaloniki, Greece
Deathday: 1938-11-10
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and founder of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President from 1923 until his death in 1938. His leadership undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation.
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Demirkırat: Bir Demokrasinin Doğuşu
Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary of Turkish political history about multi-party period, Democrat Party government and the coup d’État of May 27th....
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Reza Shah
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The documentary "Reza Shah" begins with the rise of Reza Khan to power and looks at his reign from beginning to the end....
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Character: Self (archive footage)
The rise of modern Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk. He established peace on the borders of Turkey for the first time in centuries, secularized the country, emancipated women, guaranteed certain minorities equal rights, and replaced Arabic script with the Latin alphabet. Along with rare archival footage is commentary from academic experts and interviews with his adopted daughter Ulku; Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic; and the Patriarch of th...
Sarı Zeybek
Character: Self (archive footage)
From the famous Turkish journalist, Can Dündar narrates the last 300 days of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The documentary features the stories and mails from the friends of Atatürk who is the founder of Turkish Republic and also led the Turkish army in the Turkish War of Independence...
Aurora's Sunrise
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star....
Atatürk
Character: Self (archive footage)
Designed primarily for non-Turkish viewers, Tolda Örnek's documentary has a portentous narration by Sir Donald Sinden, focusing mostly on Atatürk's qualities as a leader as well as an inspiration to others. His shortcomings (drinking and smoking too much, as well as an inability to relate to his wife) are not overlooked, but Örnek suggests that they were chiefly due to his obsession with work. He had a lot to do in a very short time and achieved it....
Turkey Mourns Kemal Ataturk
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Various shots of Kemal Ataturk sat around a table with other politicians, he speaks, M/S profile of him. C/U of his successor General Ismet Inonu. L/S of Istanbul, various shots of the city, a truck drives down the street. M/S of Turkish women sat around threading leaves onto spikes. M/S of ladies being fitted for clothes. M/S of two oxen pulling a plough, M/S of a tractor pulling a plough. L/S of workers in a factory. A substance is poured into a big vat....
Atatürk, père de la Turquie moderne
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A Nation Awakens
Character: Mustafa Kemal
About the national struggle spirit of the years of the Turkish Independence War....
The Incredible Turk
Character: Self (archive footage)
This film is about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the modernization of the Turkish Republic....
Ankara - Heart of Turkey
Character: Self
A Soviet documentary made for the 10th anniversary of the new Turkish Republic in the year 1934....
From Atatürk to Erdoğan: Building a Nation
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of the modern state, and the current president Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, who apparently wants Turkey to regain the political and military pre-eminence it had as an empire under the Ottoman dynasty....
Turquie, nation impossible
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