Question

When was Mustafa Kemal Pasha born?
A. 1880
B. 1881
C. 1885
D. 1886

Answer 1

Hint:
Mustafa Kemal Pasha is also referred to as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. He worked as a Turkish field master revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

Complete solution:
Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s father’s name is Ali Riza Efendi and his mother’s name is Zubeyde Hanim. He was born in the early month of 1881 in Salonica, the Ottoman empire. His family was middle class, Turkish speaking, and Muslim. The title Kemal was given by his maths teacher “in admiration of his capability and maturity”. Some historian says he may choose his name by himself as a tribute to the nationalist poet Namik Kemal. His parents appetence him to learn a trade. He was assigned to the army as a staff captain. After some time he was promoted to senior captain then assigned to headquarter. He fought in some wars like the Italo-Turkish War (1911–12), Balkan Wars (1912–13), first world war(1914-18), Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923), etc. Mustafa Kemal led wide-ranging reforms in social, cultural, and economic aspects, establishing the new Republic's backbone of legislative, judicial, and economic structures. So he is counted as such a reformer.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Mustafa Kemal Pasha was the first president of the Republic of Turkey. Reforms which he did that modernized the country. Also, he is known as the Father of all Turks. Because of him, now Turkey is the only Muslim country in the world that has democracy. He moved the capital of Turkey to Ankara.