On this November 10, where we commemorate the Founder of our Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, not only local writers; We explain that foreign writers are naturally Mustafa Kemal fans with the books they have written.
Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk; Throughout his military life, he was highly respected as a military genius by his commanders and comrades. After his military life, he received a rare respect and attention from the leaders of other states with his statesman identity.
Greek leader Eleftherios Venizelos, who defeated him in 1934 Atatürk was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934. Enough to nominate him. Surely, you’ve heard the laudatory words of the American, British, French and Japanese heads of state about Atatürk. Let’s take a look at the top 10 books written by foreign authors about the Great Leader.
Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey – Andrew Mango
Andrew Mango is a writer of Russian and English descent. up to 14 years senior management at the BBC Mango is a writer who had to do research for 5 years for his work, which describes Atatürk objectively, and becomes more and more fascinated the more he researches.
Ataturk – Klaus Kreiser
A famous Turkologist and Orientalist Kreiser, who is a person who researches Western and Eastern culture, describes Atatürk in this work as “at first a soldier and a politician who saw himself as the embodiment of the national will; later on, he wanted to change his religion and language, his understanding of law and history, his costume and music. cultural revolutionary” he summarizes.
Mustafa Kemal and the Awakening East – Paul Gentizon
In this book, written by Paul Gentizon, who was in charge of the Temps newspaper between 1922 and 1928, the author generally compared Atatürk’s revolutions with those of the East; Lists the reasons for Atatürk’s success. Atatürk; not only Turkey, but also with its thoughts and behaviors in the field of civilization. who sees himself as the leader of the whole East Writer; The title of his book also refers to this.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 1881 – 1938 – Willy Sperco
Italian journalist and writer, who followed the First World War from Izmir, in this book about Atatürk; “with the power to determine the future of a nation; tenacious, determined and honorable He also used the phrase “a human being”. It is also worth remembering that Sperco is a writer who is awarded the Order of the Italian State.
Ghost Rider – Ray Brock
On the back cover of this work by Ray Brock, which narrates Atatürk’s life in a novel, a very meaningful quote from Alexandra Dumas, dedicated to Mustafa Kemal, is quoted: “Two things make me love life: Freedom and love! I give my life for love; but i give up my love for freedom“.
Immortal Ataturk – Norman Itzkowitz
American Itzkowitz, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, one of the world’s leading universities, describes Atatürk’s life in this work. from childhood examined. Some readers state that there may be inaccurate character analyzes in the book, let’s see what you think when you read it.
Democrat (Democratic) Dictator Atatürk – Paraşev Paruşev
Although the word dictator is mentioned in the title, it seems that the content is not quite like that… This work of Bulgarian writer Parashev Parushev fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish Republic so let me remind you that you wrote it.
Mustafa Kemal, Death of an Empire – Benoist Mechin
In Atatürk’s life, especially Focusing on the National Struggle Period In the book, French politician and writer Mechin expresses his admiration for Atatürk with these words: “As you can see, reality once again exceeds anything imaginable, because There is no other like Mustafa Kemal’s work in history.“.
Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey, Genius Lessons on Leadership from the General – Austin Bay
Austin Bay, a successful colonel and military historian who served in the US Army, deals with Mustafa Kemal’s military life in this book. Atatürk in a military sense as a genius Expressing that, in this work, Bay also touches on some current events and compares some developments.
Atatürk, The Birth of a Nation – Lord Kinross
And it’s our turn”The best book written by foreign authors about Atatürk” came to the work of Lord Kinross. Kinross, who describes Atatürk in all its lines, starting from his childhood to his eternal journey, also received many awards. This book, which every Turkish youth should read, is in the readers; How can a stranger describe our Ancestor so well? It also causes curiosity. Being a good researcher, Kinross started to write this work with the written order of the British Government. The work is one of the most famous biographies about Atatürk in the world, especially in England.
The book was so well received at the time of its publication that The Times said, “This book is a research product that will fill the gaps in knowledge about the Great Leader who created modern Turkey and changed the course of history. The most comprehensive Atatürk review ever published.” has commented.
In one of his words, the Great Leader said, “Seeing me is not just seeing my face; If you understand and feel my ideas, my feelings“This is enough,” he says. Undoubtedly, the first thing we need to do in order to understand our Great Leader is to read the biographical works about Atatürk. For this reason, on the occasion of November 10, we wanted to introduce you to the Atatürk biographies of foreign writers.
what about you The subject of Atatürk Which books have you read?