On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, İstanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURKWe do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books that are said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or from an unseen world, but directly from life.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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The nation has placed its faith in the precept that all laws should be inspired by actual needs here on earth as a basic fact of national life.
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To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
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Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
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After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
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If a society does not wage a common struggle to attain a common goal with its women and men, scientifically there is no way for it to become civilized or developed.
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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
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Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
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A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.
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Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who … as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired by force and power and violence.
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A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.
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I will lead my people by the hand along the road until their feet are sure and they know the way. Then they may choose for themselves and rule themselves. Then my work will be done.
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No matter how rich and prosperous, a nation without independence, cannot be subject to any behaviour before the humanity, at a higher level than serving.
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Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.
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Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive.
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It was when I entered the military preparatory school and put on its uniform, that a feeling of strength came to me, as if I had become master of my own destiny.
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Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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Science is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.
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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.
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Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
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Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.
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To write history is as important as to make history. It is an unchanging truth that if the writer does not remain true to the maker, then it takes on a quality that will confuse humanity.
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Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
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We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books that are said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or from an unseen world, but directly from life.
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