In the 19th of May 1919 Mustafa Kemal started the War of Independence. Mustafa Kemal opened TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY in the 23rt of April 1920 and he was chosen as a president. As a consequence of Sakarya war and winning, he was promoted to Marshal ranking. In the 29th of October 1923, he has decleared the Republic of Turkey and he was the first president of the republic. In 1934, the surname, Atatürk, was given him by TGNA. By the developments that he had done, he heighten Turkey to the level of developed countries. The founder of Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk passed away in the 10st of November 1938.
