Mustafa Kemal was born in 1881, he is known as the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal was the first president of Turkey, and is also known as the "Atatürk" meaning the Father of the Turks. In 1919, he became the leader of the Turkish National Liberation struggle. On 1923, Atatürk established a form of government. Between 1926 and 1930, legal changes led to the abolishment of Islamic religious and led to the beginning of a Secular System.
Mustafa Kemal initiated a program for economic development in his country, this program consisted of agricultural expansion, industrial and technological advances. He did not stop there, in 1928, he abolished the Arabic script and incorporated the Latin alphabet with his people. After this, the force to develop education emerged. Primary Education was declared an obligation and Woman's Education became a very important issue.
Mustafa Kemal "Ataturk" was Turkey's president for 15 years, until his death on November 10th, 1938.
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