Investigating the educational perspective of Atatürk, the visionary leader

Abstract

This study intended to analyse the factors or possible factors that affected the character and personality of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who was a visionary leader with a wide vision and left his mark in history. The effects of these factors on his educational perspective were also examined. In this context, first Atatürk’s visionary leadership and his perspective on education was examined. Further on, it was intended to identify the possible factors that lead to the formation of Atatürk’s character and personality by analysing the important points that occurred during his life. The intensive and complex relations between these factors are influential on Atatürk’s visions. It was also concluded that these factors were influential in the shaping of Atatürk’s sensitivity towards education. As a result, the factors that allowed the formation of Atatürk’s character and personality did not remain limited to Atatürk, but they also affected the formation of the fate of an entire country.