Modern History of Turkey
Turkey has been around for thousands of years, so it has an interesting history. Mustafa Kemal, is considered a Turkish hero. He is now called Ataturk, which means ‘Father of the Turks’. All over Turkey, you’ll see statues of him. in 1923, he founded the Turkish Republic. This means that Turkey was an independent country. Ataturk was the president, and made lots of good changes for the Turkish people.
Way before Ataturk was even born, Turkey had its own empire, called the Ottoman Empire. This was a very big empire, which was originally very small and grew much bigger. A man named Osman built this empire and it lasted for 600 years.Ataturk was the man who ended the Ottoman Empire, when he made Turkey a Republic. Turkey had lots of battles that was very impacting on this countries history. Many countries were trying to rule the world, fighting over who would be the most powerful and own the most land.
Because of Ataturk, Turkey is now a peaceful country. Turkish people still thank him to this day and consider him as a role model and a celebrity.