Atatürk's best-known quotes (with sources)
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation. · The Republic wants from you generations free in thought, free in conscience and free in knowledge. · In a country without freedom there is death and decay. Freedom is the mother of all progress and salvation.. (Updated May 12, 2025.)
"Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation", "The Republic wants generations free in thought, conscience and knowledge" and the nation that loses a life vein without art: the most quoted sayings of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with their sources.
Automatically translated (original in Türkçe). See the original
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Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation.
Atatürk's Speeches and Statements (Söylev ve Demeçleri).
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The Republic wants from you generations free in thought, free in conscience and free in knowledge.
Quoted in Emin Arat, Kemalizm.
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In a country without freedom there is death and decay. Freedom is the mother of all progress and salvation.
Atatürk's Speeches and Statements (Söylev ve Demeçleri).
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A nation left without art has had one of its life veins severed.
One of his most quoted sayings.
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There is no problem that reason and logic cannot solve.
Quoted in Utkan Kocatürk, Atatürk.
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Nothing else matters in my eyes; I am in love only with merit.
Quoted in TTK Belleten, 1939.
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When we say ignorant, we do not mean those who did not go to school. The knowledge we mean is knowing the truth.
Quoted in İsmet Giritli, Kalkınma ve Türkiye.
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Everything we see in the world is the work of women.
Quoted in Afet İnan, Tarih Boyunca Türk Kadınının Hak ve Görevleri.
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Do not be afraid to speak the truth.
Atatürk's Speeches and Statements (Söylev ve Demeçleri).
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There is no mastering the nation, only serving it. Whoever serves this nation becomes its master.
Atatürk's Speeches and Statements (Söylev ve Demeçleri).
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People who are never cheerful raise two suspicions: either they are ill, or they have a worry they do not want others to know.
One of his most quoted sayings.
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Getting along with its neighbours and with all states is the foundation of Turkey's policy.
Atatürk's Speeches and Statements (Söylev ve Demeçleri).
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My humble body will one day surely turn to dust, but the Republic of Turkey will stand forever.
One of his most quoted sayings.
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We respect every idea, provided it is sincere and legitimate. Every conviction is worthy of respect to us.
One of his most quoted sayings.
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