Conference Held on “The Military Personality of Atatürk”
11.11.2024

The conference titled “The Military Personality of Atatürk,” was held by Dr. Özkan Kantemir on November 11, 2024, at Atılım University Kemal Zaim Sunel Conference Hall. The conference covered the factors influencing the development of the military persona of Veteran Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, his battles, his maneuvers, his contributions to the military literature of global armed forces, and significant implementations during the Turkish War of Independence. Additionally, key points from his work, “Zâbit ve Kumandan ile Hasbihal,” written in response to the book by his comrade-in-arms Nuri Conker, “Zâbit ve Kumandan,” were highlighted. The conference included an evaluation of the relevance of the issues Atatürk foresaw in his work in today’s context, and provided information on the book “Zâbit ve Kumandanı Ziyaret” by Dr. Özkan Kantemir and Serkan Kantemir, composed of conversations between Atatürk, Nuri Conker, and their martyred comrades-in-arms, Martyr Infantry Captain Çetin Ünsal and Martyr Infantry Major Bülent Albayrak. We commemorate Atatürk, all our martyrs, and our veterans who have passed away with mercy, honoring our living veterans with respect and gratitude.