Founder of the Republican People’s Party of Turkey.

So here we have the Turkish lira, nominal - 5. The year of issue of this coin is 1975, mint: Istanbul, Turkey. Total circulation – 10.855.000.

Kemal Atatürk, was born 1881 in Salonika, Greece — died November 10, 1938, Istanbul, Turkey. Soldier, statesman, and reformer who was the founder and first president in 1923–38 of the Republic of Turkey.

When World War I began and the Ottoman Empire entered on the side of the Central Powers, Kemal Ataturk sought a military command. Finally, Enver gave him command of the 19th Division, which was being organized in the Gallipoli Peninsula. It was here that the Allies attempted their ill-fated landings, giving Mustafa Kemal the opportunity to throw them back and thwart their attempt to force the Dardanelles in February 1915 – January 1916. During the battle, Mustafa Kemal was hit by a piece of shrapnel, which lodged in the watch he carried in his breast pocket and thus failed to cause him serious injury. His success at Gallipoli thrust Mustafa Kemal onto the world scene. He was hailed as the “Saviour of Istanbul” and was promoted to colonel on June 1, 1915.

In 1916 Mustafa Kemal was assigned to the Russian front and promoted to general, acquiring the title of pasha. He was the only Turkish general to win any victories over the Russians on the Eastern Front. Later that year, he took over the command of the Second Army in southeastern Anatolia. There he met Colonel İsmet, who would become his closest ally in building the Turkish republic.