Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Hi y'all, A couple of folks asked me who was the fellow on the Turkish currency, below. Its Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The Father of Modern Turkey. The man was bigger than life. He created a modern, secular, democratic country from the ashes of an empire that was the world seat of Islam. A few of his MANY accomplishments were .. outlawing the fez and the veil and polygamy .. and giving women equal rights under the law. Ataturk established the Turkish Parliament and the Secular Court System. Basically .. he was a fantastic person who was operating against all odds and at a time when his dreams were seen by many as unachievable. Some of the many URLs concerning this Man of the Century. http://www.turizm.net/turkey/history/ataturk.html http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ataturk.htm http://www.turkishnews.com/DiscoverTurkey/who/ataturk/ http://www.turkses.com/Ataturk/default.htm > If you would like to see the New Turkish Lira and Kurus .. go here > http://www.geocities.com/turkeycoins/ytl.html Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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