İlber Ortaylı reveals Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's height

Renowned historian İlber Ortaylı answered questions from actor Aras Bulut İynemli and director Mehmet Ada Öztekin. Ortaylı claimed that Atatürk's height was 1.62 meters. Ortaylı stated, "The late General Nurettin Türsan had stated it this way years ago."

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İlber Ortaylı reveals Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's height

“Atatürk” film lead actor Aras Bulut İynemli and director Mehmet Ada Öztekin met with historian İlber Ortaylı for an interview.

The discussion was marked by a debate regarding how tall Atatürk was.

Historian İlber Ortaylı stated that Atatürk's height was 1.62 meters.

Ortaylı made the following statement: “The late General Nurettin Türsan used to study these things very closely. He gave Atatürk's height as 1.62... That is correct... Of course, he was always adjusting his posture and so on, but his body was very dynamic... I mean, it is not as you see in the pictures, it is dynamic... For example, he gets up. He dances, he dances at the ball, and when I say dances, I mean lively dances... Those were knowledgeable and measured dances..."

In official records, however, Atatürk's height is listed as 1.74 meters, his weight as 74 kilograms, and his shoe size as 42.