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Which football team did Ataturk support?
Fenerbahce
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Fenerbahce supporter.
Which club plays at Ataturk stadium?
Istanbul BBSK
Ataturk Olympic Stadium, in Turkish Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadi, is the largest stadium of Turkey. It takes its name from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and is the home stadium of football club Istanbul BBSK.
How many teams are there in Istanbul?
THREE CLUBS
THE THREE CLUBS IN ISTANBUL In Istanbul there are three clubs sharing the limelight: Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe. In the last 30 years, they have only missed the title of Turkish champion once. The emblems of the clubs of Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Besiktaş.
What did Ataturk do in WW1?
One of the great figures of the 20th century, Atatürk rescued the surviving Turkish remnant of the defeated Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. He galvanized his people against invading Greek forces who sought to impose the Allied will upon the war-weary Turks and repulsed aggression by British, French, and Italian troops.
Did Kemal Atatürk’s political principles take effect immediately?
However, Atatürk’s political principles did not take effect immediately. They took a few generations to become embedded in the Turkish culture and psyche. They required “the talents of a reformer, a builder, a statesman, a leader” and Kemal Atatürk became all those things.
How did Ataturk gain independence from the Ottoman Empire?
In 1919, Ataturk organized resistance to these forces, and when the Treaty of Sèvres was signed at the end of World War I, divvying up the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal demanded complete independence for Turkey.
Did Ataturk have a wife and children?
On November 10, 1938, Atatürk, who never had any children, died in his bedroom at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul. He was replaced by İsmet İnönü, prime minister during most of Atatürk’s rule, who continued his policies of secularization and westernization.