'The Immortal Turks Who Founded the Republic'

The book "The Immortal Turks Who Founded the Republic," prepared by Aydın Keleşoğlu, has been released. Published by Ilgaz Yayınları, the book sheds light on an unknown chapter of Atatürk's life and Ottoman history.

Prepared through intensive work, the scanning of thousands of sources, and 6 years of day-and-night effort, the book seeks answers to the following questions:

*Where did Atatürk get the idea of a Republic?

*Where did he first use the words Republic, Nation, and National Revolution? 

*Was the word Republic forbidden at that time? 

*Was Atatürk arrested for these words? Why did Atatürk go into exile?

*What events did he encounter while fighting for the Republic? What assassination attempts did he face?

*To whom did he first say that he would wage a war together with the Turkish nation, carry out a revolution, and establish a new and powerful Turkish State in place of the collapsing Ottoman Empire?

*Why was the Republic proclaimed?

*Was the Republic a necessity or a compulsion?

The book tells the short history of the Republic. The people mentioned and the events described in the book are entirely real. It is a history book, but it is as fluid as a novel.

It is an incredible adventure that tells of love, betrayal, wars, deaths, exiles, and heroism. Along with all the wars Atatürk participated in and the events he experienced, "The Immortal Turks Who Founded the Republic" sheds light on an unknown chapter of Atatürk's life and Ottoman history.

Aydın Keleşoğlu: A book is a world 

'A book is a world' and a book changes the world. Everything started with a book. With his book titled "Consolatio," Boethius sowed the seeds of the Reformation and Renaissance revolution in Europe. With his book "Divine Comedy," Dante critically questioned the church. He broke taboos. With his book "Utopia," Thomas More explained that a paradise could be created on earth. Adam Smith created capitalism with "The Wealth of Nations," and Karl Marx created Socialism with the "Communist Manifesto." With his "Nutuk" (Speech), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk explained how a poor nation left over from the Middle Ages could be raised to the level of a contemporary society. 

For this reason, books are symbols of global change, and by purchasing a book, the reader enters this world of knowledge. Books have not lost anything of their historical roles. It is clearly seen that even today, societies that read books live at the level of contemporary civilization, while societies that do not read books remain thousands of years behind in human history.”

News Source: 12punto