Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (; 19 May 1881
(conventional) – 10 November 1938) was a
Turkish army officer,
revolutionary, and the first
President of Turkey. He is credited with being the
founder of the
Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was granted to him
in 1934 and forbidden to any other person by the Turkish parliament.