Atatürk's original signatures revealed: It turns out he had 6 different signatures...
The Ministry of National Defense has shared the original signatures of the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which he used both before and after the Alphabet Reform and the Surname Law.
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Following the weekly press briefing held at the Ministry of National Defense, a statement was made regarding the signatures of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
In a statement made by ministry officials, it was explained that the signatures of Atatürk in circulation differ from the originals, and that the original signatures are those found on official documents.
The officials also shared photographs featuring 6 different original signatures of Atatürk with members of the press.
The photographs feature the original signatures used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as the Anafartalar Group Commander in 1915, as the Chairman of the Representative Committee in 1919, after the victory at the Battle of Sakarya in 1921, as Commander-in-Chief after the Great Offensive in 1922, after the Alphabet Reform in 1928, and after the Surname Law in 1934.
Here are those photographs:
While serving as Anafartalar Group Commander (1915)
While Serving as Chairman of the Representative Committee (1919)
After the Victory of the Battle of the Sakarya (1921)
After the Great Offensive as Commander-in-Chief (1922)
After the Alphabet Reform (1928)
After the Surname Law (1934)
Common usage