AtatÜrk, Kemal
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ATATURK, KEMAL kemal ataturk , 1881 1938, Turkish leader, founder of modern Turkey. He took the name in 1934 in place of his earlier name, Mustafa Kemal, when he ordered all Turks to adopt a surname; it is made up of the Turkish words Ata...