The Ottoman General who led the successful defense of the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I and as Turkeys first president steered Turkey to become a secular, Western-style state was

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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The Ottoman General who led the successful defense of the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I and as Turkey’s first president steered Turkey to become a secular, Western-style state was

A	Saddham Hussein.
B	Hussein ibn Ali.
C	Faisal ibn Hussein.
D	Mustafa Kemal.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to his military and political accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century. Atatürk came to prominence for his role in securing the Ottoman Turkish victory at the Battle of Gallipoli (1915) during World War I.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kemal Pasha organized a national assembly and declared an independent state in Anatolia with Ankara as its capital. The Sultan was dethroned. Kemal Pasha was made President of the Republic of Turkey. He transformed Turkey into a strong and modern state based on western civilization.

Detailed explanation-3: -The struggle formed the basis for the Turkish War of Independence and the declaration of the Republic of Turkey eight years later, with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who rose to prominence as a commander at Gallipoli, as founder and president.

Detailed explanation-4: -Enver Pasha had succeeded in bringing the Ottoman Empire into the First World War on the side of the Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary.

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