Madam Atatürk

Synopsis

Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Is Hailed As One Of The Most Charismatic Political Leaders Of The Twentieth-century, But Little Is Known Today About His One And Only Wife, Latife Hanym. A Multilingual Intellectual Who Read Law At The Sorbonne, She Was A Suffragist Who Closely Followed Women's Movements Around The World. Her Marriage Raised Her To The Pinnacle Of Political Power, Where She Was Party To Many Of Her Husband's Decisions And Was Herself Dedicated To Working For The Betterment Of Turkish Women. However, Significant Though The Marriage Was In The Lives Both Latife And Mustafa Kemal, It Lasted Only Two And A Half Years. After Ataturk Divorced Her, Latife Hanym Was Soon Largely Forgotten And Maligned When Remembered. Her Image As A Sharp-tongued, Quarrelsome Woman Who Had Strained The Nerves Of The Great Leader Dominated Public Opinion. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.meeting -- 2.latife's Family -- 3.the Occupation Of Izmir, Latife's Hometown -- 4.love Springs From The Ashes Of The Great Fire -- 5.mustafa Kemal Pasa Proposes -- 6.waiting For The Wedding -- 7.zubeyde Hanim, The Mother-in-law -- 8.a Purebred Arabian As An Engagement Present -- 9.`get Ready; We're Getting Married!' -- 10.honeymoon -- 11.arrival In Ankara, The Nationalist Base -- 12.the Bride Who Came To The Garrison -- 13.latife Entertains The Foreign Press At Cankaya -- 14.touring The Country Together -- 15.the `impertinent' Bride Who Wears Spurs -- 16.bullet Holes In Latife's Clothes -- 17.latife Wants To Stand For Parliament -- 18.life At The Residence -- 19.the Proclamation Of The Republic -- 20.the Groom Has A Heart Attack -- 21.latife Shields Her Husband With Her Own Body -- 22.latife Prepares The State Protocol -- 23.women Of The Time -- 24.the Women's Movement And Latife -- 25.fikriye: The Former Consort Comes Back -- Contents Note Continued: 26.kick-starting The Economy -- 27.autumn Tour -- 28.days Of Opposition -- 29.was It A Love Match? -- 30.divorce -- 31.reverberations -- 32.separation -- 33.tears In Mustafa Kemal's Blue Eyes -- 34.latife Supports The Second Party -- 35.a Unique Surname From Ataturk -- 36.the Campaign Of Vilification -- 37.latife Hides Her Illness -- 38.guarding The History Of The Republic In Her Safe. İpek Çalışlar ; Translated From Turkish By Feyza Howell. Originally Published In Turkish: İstanbul : Doğan Egmont Publishing, 2006. Translated From The Turkish. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 355-360) And Index.