Atatürk

Meaning

a surname, borne only by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey

Hyphenated as
A‧ta‧türk
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑˈtɑtyɾk/
Etymology

By surface analysis, ata (“ancestor, predecessor, forefather, father”) + Türk (“Turk”); given to Atatürk by the Turkish parliament as required by the Surname Law of 1934.

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