I have known Dimeji all my life and we grew up together. In fact, we were so close that many thought we were brothers. We were always in each other's house and did a lot of things together. One thing that was very clear even to my young eyes, was that his single mother had this carefree attitude and seemed to have so many men coming to look for her.

Full Name: Mustafa Kemal Profession: President and Founder of the Republic of Turkey Biography: Atatürk was instrumental in creating the modern Turkish state. A major figure in the fight for independence he became the Republics' first President and went on to reform many institutions. Atatürk rose to prominence through the Ottoman army and successfully repelled the allied forces during the Gallipoli campaign in WWI. After the war, Atatürk was a key figure in the country's independence movement, resisting allied attempts to impose their settlement in the Treaty of Lausanne.

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