Here is the time line of Mustafa Kemal's life;

• 1881: He was born in Salonica.


• 1896: He enrolled into the Monastir Military High School.


• 1899: he enrolled at the Ottoman Military Academy in the neighbourhood of Pangaltı


• 1905: He later graduated from the Ottoman Military College in Constantinople


• 1911-1912: he was assigned to the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet (present-day Libya) to fight in the Italo-Turkish War


• 1912-13: On 1 December 1912, Mustafa Kemal arrived at his new headquarters on the Gallipoli peninsula and during the First Balkan War


• 1914-18: In 1914, the Ottoman Empire entered the European and Middle Eastern theatres of World War I allied with the Central Powers. Mustafa Kemal was given the task of organizing and commanding the 19th Division attached to the Fifth Army during the Battle of Gallipoli. Mustafa Kemal became the front-line commander after correctly anticipating where the Allies would attack and holding his position until they retreated.


• 1919-23: Turkish War of Independence started.


• 23 April 1923: Republic of Turkey was born.


• 1926–1930: Modernization efforts.


• 10 November 1938: He died at the age of 57