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 ATATURKMen, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the time that it takes us to die, other forces and commanders can come and take our place.
More Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes
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Peace at home, peace in the world.
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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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Freedom and independence form my character.
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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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Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.
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Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.
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Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.
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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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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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Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.
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The future is in the skies.
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A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
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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 good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
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