Ancient, medieval, Islamic and world history -- comments, resources and discussion.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Zsa Zsa Gabor meets Ataturk
Ataturk was the founder of the secular republic of Turkey from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, and one of the most fascinating of the between-the-wars strongmen. From the blog Progressive Historians, a story -- true? -- of one woman's meeting with him in later life. I've given you a link to Part IV -- page back for more, wait with me for the rest of the tale.