Was Ataturk Armenian?

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August 20, 2012 | 13:50

Several days after the death of Ulku Adatepe, the spiritual daughter
of the Rep. of Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the rumors have
intensified in the country that Ataturk was actually either Armenian
or Kurdish.

To note, Adatepe had informed in 2007 – and during an evening reception
devoted to Turkey’s Republic Day – that Ataturk was actually born in
Malatya, Turkey, and was taken to Thessaloniki, Greece, much later.

Radikal daily of Turkey reflected on this story in its front page and
also recalled that Ataturk’s spiritual daughter, who lost her life in
a traffic accident on August 1, used to visit Malatya twice a year.
And it was in Malatya that Adatepe had announced that Ataturk was from
this city and had moved to Thessaloniki, claiming to have heard this
at Ataturk’s home.

These claims became more intense when writer Fatih Bayhan stated that
he is working on his book entitled `Ataturk’s Great Secret,’ ever
since 1997, where there will be important information.

And the social websites primarily focus on the view that Ataturk was
either Armenian or Kurdish, since these two peoples used to form
majority in Malatya.

By Artur Hakobyan

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress