That Special Man

Kaan Can Calkan
4 min readMar 5, 2022

Greetings everyone. Today I will talk about that special man, the founder of the Turkish Republic, our great leader. Those who know me know that I am a person who does not allow any bad words to be said about him I want to explain why he is one of the thickest red lines in this life.

First of all, Mustafa Kemal, along with Erwin Rommel, is one of the greatest soldiers of the 20th century. The perspective of this man, who knew the war strategy so well and was one of the brightest youth of the best war academies of his time, is not like other soldiers. A soldier who knew that war was something to be avoided but had to be if it was defending his homeland was not something that was plentiful in those days. Because almost all soldiers looked at wars as an opportunity. (What He do on the Tripoli front is the highest step that a soldier can climb individually.)

An incredible genius. Also extremely obsessive. So much so that their shirts were all white. . He could not rest without straightening the crooked furniture in his home, around him, even in the houses he was a guest in. There’s no way such a smart person wouldn’t be obsessed anyway.

An incredible mathematical genius. In addition to introducing many geometry terms into our language, it is also said that those who spend time with him always say a number in their minds and try to find complex patterns. Besides mathematics, Mustafa Kemal is a true history buff. Although he died as an agnostic, he also had a good command of religion. He places great value on art and the artist. He is a Rumelian gentleman

There are too many intelligent people in history like Mustafa Kemal with his name in golden letters. However, what makes Mustafa Kemal special is that he can completely change the destiny of a nation with his patriotic morality, self-sacrifice and incredible idealism. Even though he was a soldier, civilian and state leader who carried out a lot of national resistance in history, he is a leader that cannot be compared with any leader both with his success in the near-impossible conditions of that period and with what he did in the 15 years after the end of the war.

What I appreciate the most is the qualified education that will be accepted everywhere, the sacrifices he makes with a dedication to a cause while he can easily enjoy himself thanks to his intelligence. I’m in awe when I think about it. Yes, without him, Turkey would still exist, but in which conditions?

While trying to protect his own country, despite being declared a traitor by the government of Damat Ferit, and despite all the slander about his arrest and death sentences, it is really inconceivable that he managed to preserve his emotional strength.

You idiots who say that you have Mustafa Kemal as a prophet in your mind, the war would have been won without him, was it just about winning the war? Simple people think with their basic instincts. They cannot understand this man who is trying to build a quality country.

Despite all these damned things, if the Republic of Turkey is still a livable country, we owe it to what Mustafa Kemal and his friends did both at the front and after the war. And yes, the dear enemy of Atatürk, characterless, we owe the most to Mustafa Kemal.

This epic story emerged when his intelligence, ideals and self-sacrifice combined with the glorious Turkish nation’s patriotism. In these days when it is fashionable to insult Mustafa Kemal and praise terrorist organizations, I wanted to both inform people and show my side with this article. I think that those of us who listened to what Mustafa Kemal did should not be a bigger role models. Hope to see you in new articles, I wish you good luck.

What is your favourite super hero ? Atatürk

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Kaan Can Calkan

Former Web Developer , SAP HCM and Oracle Technical Consultant . Currently working as a SAP HCM Full Stack Dev .Sharing my learning path with you.