Mustafa Kemal Atatük, Turkish revolutionary, reformer, writer, founder of the Republic of Turkey, first president of the Republic of Turkey, prime minister and speaker of the National Assembly. Born in Salonika (now Greece), from a wooden merchant family. On November 24, 1934, the Turkish Parliament gave Kemal the name "Atatürk", which means "Atatürk" in Turkish, and "Atatürk" means "Father of Turks". After arriving in Ankara, visit the memorial hall of the Turkish Father in the rain!