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The Truth They Don't Tell You About the Fall of the Ottoman Empire & Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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#Raftar #Ataturk #Turkey #Raftaardocumentary #FarhanMalick Please support us by subscribing to our channel, sharing our content, and engaging with us. Even if our work doesn't resonate with you, we'd appreciate your feedback. Raftar is not merely a content company that produces meticulously researched, high-quality videos about the economy, youth issues, gender roles, and sports. More than that, we represent a movement for social change. We cannot make a difference without your participation and support. For more amazing content, SUBSCRIBE NOW! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@raftartv YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@raftarnewsofficial YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@raftarsports Website: https://raftar.com/ 00:00 - Highlights 01:52 - Introducing Raftar’s Rebel Series 02:53 - How did Mustafa Kemal rise in a dying empire? 03:26 - The Young Turks and the first parliament 04:57 - Gallipoli: the peak of Kemal’s life 06:58 - How Kemal read the battle better than the Germans 08:01 - “I’m not ordering you to fight, I’m ordering you to die” 08:44 - The Allies’ losses at Gallipoli 09:09 - Soldiers from today’s Pakistan fought for the Allies 09:33 - The men around Kemal 10:17 - The Treaty of Sèvres: Turkey’s humiliation 11:00 - The commander who refused to surrender 12:38 - Rebellion from Ankara with farmers and workers 13:20 - “Go fight with Kemal first, then talk of marriage” 14:12 - The War of Independence and the Treaty of Lausanne 15:17 - The Arab revolt and Lawrence of Arabia 16:58 - Turning the Caliphate’s home secular 18:20 - The ban on the Arabic azan 19:20 - Alphabet, calendar, fez and hijab bans 20:22 - Dictator or father of the nation? 21:46 - Ankara vs Istanbul: a divided Turkey 22:54 - Erdogan and the return to roots 23:36 - The army, coups and the 2016 attempt 24:37 - Erdogan: a democratic dictator? 26:44 - Why did Kemal adopt the culture of the powers he beat? 29:25 - Why religion came back in Turkey 30:12 - Ataturk’s Bulgarian romance 31:27 - His marriage to Latife 32:50 - Why the marriage ended 33:52 - What can Pakistan learn from Ataturk? 36:36 - Closing

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