Today marks 85 years since the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and leader of the Republic of Turkey.

Ednews informs that the name of Atatürk, who triumphed in every struggle for the independence of his nation and homeland in his 57-year life, is written in golden letters in the history of Turkey and the world.

Atatürk was born in 1881 in Thessaloniki.

Mustafa Efendi, a mathematics teacher at the Thessaloniki Military High School where he studied, named his talented student "Kamal" to distinguish Atatürk from other Mustafas in the class.

On October 29, 1923, when Turkey was declared a republic by the Grand National Assembly, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was elected as the head of state (president). Atatürk, who was elected head of state four times in a row until his death in 1938, was the longest serving president.

On August 23, 1921, Mustafa Kamal, who won the battle of Sakarya with the Greeks, was awarded the rank of "Marshal" and "Veteran". In 1934, he was given the surname "Atatürk" by law, and the use of this surname by others was prohibited.

On November 10, 1938, at the age of 57, Atatürk closed his eyes forever in the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. In 1953, on the 15th year of his death, his remains were transferred from the Ethnographic Museum in Ankara to Anitkabir.