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Mustafa Kemal Pasha and his comrades-in-arms set sail from Istanbul on the Bandırma Steamship on May 16, 1919. There were reports that the ship, en route to Samsun, would be sunk in the Black Sea. They arrived in Samsun, the War of Independence began, and the homeland was liberated under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Pasha.
On October 6, 1923, Istanbul had also been liberated, but its liberator had not yet returned…
While the people of Istanbul continued to wait, the Republic had been proclaimed, the sultanate and the caliphate had been abolished, and a nation with a new capital had been established.
July 1, 1927… Great excitement and jubilation… On that hot summer day, men and women of Istanbul filled the streets, the shores, the rowboats, and the ferries, waiting for him with watchful eyes; and Gazi Mustafa Kemal was in Istanbul… Istanbul had not witnessed such a magnificent welcome, such excitement, and such interest in many, many years…
Atatürk and Istanbul chronicles the events and memories spanning 40 years—from the day Mustafa from Thessaloniki enrolled at the Harbiye Military Academy in Istanbul on March 13, 1899, until his death on November 10, 1938. The book makes a groundbreaking contribution: For the first time, it reveals Atatürk’s true date of birth—a fact that has been incorrectly memorized and taught until now.
This is not a history of Istanbul or a biography of Atatürk. Accompanied by carefully selected photographs, it is a narrative of loyalty, love, and success—specifically centered on Atatürk and Istanbul.
Atatürk and Istanbul is the story of a leader’s devotion to a city and a city’s devotion to a leader.
“At the crossroads of two worlds, the jewel of the Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the apple of the Turkish nation’s eye!”
— Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
