Chief of Staff1913
Appointed Chief of Staff of a division based at Gallipoli during the Balkan War
Historical person
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, based on 23 World History Database records associated with Turkey.
23 records1913–193821 events9 places
Chronological biography
1913
1915
Nineteenth Division Held as Mobile Reserve1915
Mustafa Kemal prepares the 19th Division as a mobile reserve covering the central Gallipoli peninsula.
Bigali Reserve Maintained before Landing24 April 1915
Mustafa Kemal keeps the 19th Division ready as a mobile reserve on the eve of the Allied landings.
Conkbayiri Heights Reached ahead of Anzacs25 April 1915
Mustafa Kemal reaches the high ground and commits reserves before the Anzacs can secure the crest.
Fifty-Seventh Regiment Counterattack Ordered25 April 1915
Mustafa Kemal orders the 57th Regiment to counterattack the advancing ANZAC troops.
Fifty-Seventh Regiment Sent toward Chunuk Bair25 April 1915
Mustafa Kemal sends the 57th Regiment toward the heights after learning of the ANZAC landing.
Retreating Ottoman Troops Rallied25 April 1915
Mustafa Kemal rallies retreating Ottoman soldiers and orders them to hold the high ground above Anzac.
Mass ANZAC Counterattack Prepared18 May 1915
Mustafa Kemal helps prepare the large Ottoman assault intended to drive the Anzacs into the sea.
Nineteenth May Assault Repulsed19 May 1915
Mustafa Kemal's troops participate in the massive Ottoman attack that fails against prepared ANZAC defences.
Anafarta Group Command Assumed8 August 1915
Mustafa Kemal assumes command of Ottoman forces opposing the Allied advance around Suvla and Sari Bair.
Chunuk Bair Counterattack Prepared9 August 1915
Mustafa Kemal prepares a concentrated counterattack against British troops holding positions near Chunuk Bair.
Suvla Heights Secured before British Advance9 August 1915
Mustafa Kemal directs Ottoman forces onto the heights overlooking Suvla before the British can seize them.
Chunuk Bair Recaptured by Ottoman Counterattack10 August 1915
Mustafa Kemal leads the counterattack that drives Allied troops from Chunuk Bair and restores Ottoman control.
Ottoman Night Counterattacks on Kiretch Tepe16 August 1915
Ottoman forces launch repeated bomb and bayonet counterattacks against the Allied foothold on Kiretch Tepe.
Scimitar Hill Defence Holds against Final Assault21 August 1915
Mustafa Kemal's Anafarta forces hold the commanding ground as successive Allied attacks at Scimitar Hill fail with heavy casualties.
1923
Population Exchange30 January 1923
League officials monitor humanitarian effects of the Greek-Turkish exchange.
Treaty of Lausanne24 July 1923
The Lausanne settlement replaces the unratified Sevres settlement.
1925
Brussels Line16 December 1925
The League of Nations supports the "Brussels Line", the border between Turkey and Iraq
Mosul Question16 December 1925
Turkey rejects but later accepts the League-backed Mosul decision.
1931
League of Nations18 July 1931
Turkey joins the League of Nations
1938
Nationalization24 January 1938
Izmir Telephone enterprise is purchased by the Government
Nationalization11 April 1938
The Uskudar & Kadikoy Water Companies are purchased
Nationalization23 May 1938
The Istanbul Electric Company is purchased
Titles and roles
Chief of Staff · Commander Anafarta Group · Commander Nineteenth Division · President of Turkey · President · President of Turkey
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.