Atatürk

     May 19, 1919... Beginning of a new Turkish age. Although it was very hard to believe back then, this nation rose from its ashes. Thanks to our father, Atatürk. Without him and others beside him, we would not be able to see these days. Today on behalf of 19 May, I am going to give you some unknown characteristics of Atatürk.

     He was 1.74 cm and his hands were very small. His favorite meal was haricot bean and rice. He does not like desserts very much but when he wanted to eat he prefered rose jam. His biggest desire was to go on a world tour and improve his workings about Turkish language and history. He read a lot of book, but his favorite book that he always carried was "Çalıkuşu" written by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. After horses, he liked the dogs most. His favorite dance was valse and his music taste was changeable. His shirts were always white and he liked to dress elegantly. He always drew his suits by himself and he did not like dark blue suits.
He could not relax himself without fixing the curved objects around him, in his home, even in the houses where he was guest. For him, breakfast in the mornings was not pleasant at all. As soon as he got up from the bed, he sat across-legged on the sofa and drank the coffee and the cigarette of the day. One feature was he did not shave by himself.

     Without Atatürk, we wouldn't have lived so far and Turkey wouldn't exist. Knowing him is very important for us and it is our duty to follow his ideas.