The Turkish Century | From Hittites to Atatürk

From the first to work with bronze in the Anatolian plains to nomadic horsemen fighting with Chinese kingdoms, to the conquerors of Iran, to the heirs of Rome, to the mightiest power in the hemisphere, through a century of turmoil, to a revolution with radical vision and the republic it birthed.
This is the first part of one of the greatest stories in our history books. The story of Turkey.
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[@PoliticswithPaint]

Just a little nitpick :') The last Abbassid caliph resided in Cairo as a puppet to the Mameluks, not in Arabia. He was then taken to Constantinople and lived his life there, but its fairly certain that he never actually gave the title of caliph to the Ottoman Sultan Selim because that story only appeared about 200 years later.

[@emanuelfigueroa5657]

Not only that ...but in Sunni tradition, a Arab of Quraysh tribe, and ONLY a Arab of Quraysh, could be Caliph. The Ottoman Sultans were not even Arabs. I have always try to understand how did Sunni Arabs, and other muslim accepted, if they sincerely accepted them as so. Fun fact, Jordanian King, and ISIS leaders are from Quraish tribes, so they could declare a Caliphate (and ISIS did so). Osama Bin Laden, Taliban leaders, Gulf Monarchies are not, they could not declare a Caliphate. And I suppose they would like to do so.

[@PoliticswithPaint]

Thats an important point too. I’m not an expert on Ottoman dynastic history, but I assume that they probably found a way to somehow claim decent from Muhammed and the Quraish through some obscure, barely provable connection, which was a fairly common way how historic rulers legitimated their rule in general. For example, even centuries after the Islamic conquest of Persia, local Islamic rulers would invoke decent from the Sasanians through the female line (Since many Sasanian princesses were taken as brides by the conquerers) to appear legitamate. The Samanids, which are mentioned in the video did that for example.

[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

have you considered making a twitter or discord account? or both?

[@kamarov5216]

Yes, another fact, Prophet Muhammad said that the Egyptian soldiers are the best soldiers the world can afford, and that when Islam came to Egypt, the arabs must recruite as much Egyptians as they can.

[@kamarov5216]

Forgot to add, "so much for an ad to be a merc lol"

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

Dude freaking starts his history of Turkey with the invention of agriculture

[@TheProfProfessor]

Can’t leave anything out

[@MatthewHodges]

Imagine Kraut being told to do a history report on Turkey... Oh wait

[@backtothechickens]

The race being literally ancient makes it inevitable I assume

[@hifiteen49]

uhuh. Cuz all history starts with that. Even small parts of the Prehistory start like that.

[@alpacaalpaca2509]

Technically it starts before that but there's just nothing written or depicted that's still left today otherwise I'm sure Kraut would go even that far back

[@hk-4738]

_"Gradually, after a few centuries of slaughtering each other over who was worshiping the right god, Europeans realized that this was silly - and instead found other silly reasons to slaughter each other"_ Task failed successfully

[@GAndreC]

It wasn’t centuries though the time period was far shorter than that unless we count legitimate disagreements in dogma that led to localized violence on occasion. But religious violence was not the rule in western Europe until the princes decided to declare themselves above religious authority

[@sorsocksfake]

@@GAndreC We often forget the early crusades, such as against the Cathars. "Kill them all, and let god sort them out". Princes using and controlling religion was a continuous story - Constantine himself most likely used it that way, and the many antipopes can be counted, as well as the Church of England. What marked the 16th-17th century was that its religious rebellions survived - and likely only so because of the birth of nationalism (of sorts) in Holland and France. One may always question to what extent religion directly motivated such actions... or was just an excuse for what people wanted to do anyway. Or perhaps, inbetween: was a way to get the masses behind what the princes wanted to do anyway. The closing note though is that it lasted longer... because it didn't quite stop. Fascism and communism and many other secular faiths may not have gods, but otherwise, what's the difference between ideology and religion? Are we really supposed to believe that the god-part was the only, or even the main problem? Liberalism was the first real attempt to set it aside, and we continue to see how fragile it is. Everyone wants freedom for their own beliefs; few want freedom for other views. Try declaring a constitutional right to be a fascist or communist etc in the west; try having freedom to advocate for sharia. Even most liberals have difficulty reconciling that. Religious violence was always there, whenever it was possible to have it... and it continues to this day. When antifa and neonazis clash, that's religoius fighting. When the state picks sides, it engages in religious oppression.

[@ComradeHellas]

That's how we do it

[@maxh19991]

@@sorsocksfake The difference is that religion is justified by faith and ideology is justified with reasoning. This is why it is possible to debate ideology as long as the ideolog is not a fanatic, but religion will always be impossible to debate in any meaningful way beyond "I believe in my God, so your god or lack thereof must be wrong" "well, I believe in my God, so you must be wrong"

[@OrkosUA]

@@maxh19991 well, religion uses the same arguments and reason just like ideology.

[@knpark2025]

As a Korean, Ataturk seemed to have been a huge deal just from a small paragraph I came across in high school. For one, he was a benevolent ruler who reformed every aspect of society, including the writing system. Not only that, he was a brilliant military general who saved the country from the brink of annhilation. We Koreans have two separate historical figures for each achievement from centuries ago, and we still commemorate King Sejong and Admiral Yi, with bronze statues on the heart of Seoul. Hence, when the Turkish people place a lot of respect towards Ataturk, it's weird...ly relatable to me.

[@raliaga]

Admiral Yi

[@pricemavili9006]

Municipalities use this method to clear black money

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@pricemavili9006 You're funny!

[@MemezuiiSangkanskje]

@@pricemavili9006 Uhh... *what?*

[@cenk2.062]

@@cayenneta No he wasnt, he was nationalist. Stop spreading misinformation online.

[@rudolfkartoffeln4458]

He is not just a human. He is an idea. I read tons of books about Ataturk and his revolutions. He modernized the education system, industrialized the country, he rebuilt people's ideas, he translated mathematical and geometrical terms into Turkish, he protected our country from fascism (yes, he prevented the establishment of the Faşist Konsey above the parliament) and he give rights to us. We owe lots of things to him. "Seeing me does not mean to seeing my face necessarily. Understanding my ideas and my goals are enough to see me." -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[@satanwithinternet2753]

Ew

[@Paya-hx6eu]

someone’s turkish

[@TIWNGAF]

yeah, I think the net positives overshadow the negatives. But at the same time Atatürk laid the foundation for the problems that turkey faces today.

[@akagi007]

I am wondering about the team of experts who implemented such a massive scale shift... they should be awarded Nobel prize for project mamagment... and in my country governoment try to convict that changing curricullum in one subject is question for a decade... building stupid highway tunell 7km long (25 years of digging and still nothing) I would rather not mention

[@rudolfkartoffeln4458]

@@TIWNGAF I don't think like that. His revolutions were not continued by those who came after him. And actually Turkish politics are a little complicated. But I agree with you he is not impeccable and faultless so he can be criticized too.

[@TheJacobshapiro]

“People tend to live in a society” what a profound statement. I didn’t realize you were such a gamer kraut.

[@lemmonboy6459]

Gamers rise up 🤘🏻

[@hackia274]

Gaming is an inherent subculture, so also a society

[@APoleYouKnow]

@Sebastian Thor We live in a society, but what they don't tell you, is that we also die in it.

[@hackia274]

@Sebastian Thor Really? No, Gaming is becoming more mainstream. Sadly though games like Fortnite and not all-time best like Europa Universalis or Anno

[@beanoboy62]

@@hackia274 There will always be both mainstream titles in every entertainment type, that doesn't mean everything is like that or that the mainstream is in any way good (see the fast and furious series). EU 4 and games like it still exist and we need to keep supporting them so they remain to do so.

[@XA--bq5je]

Kraut in 2023: *5 hour long video about Lichtenstein*

[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

dont tempt me

[@Jogthewog]

@@Kraut_the_Parrot Bet!

[@ChronicTaxEvader]

@@Kraut_the_Parrot I'd honestly watch it; be tempted.

[@pierresihite8854]

@@Kraut_the_Parrot dew it

[@Mori650]

@@Kraut_the_Parrot To be honest, I would seriously really appreciate a video on Lichtenstein because it's a place that we all known is significant despite its small size, but we really don't know why. It's has a direct democracy, former tax haven, has pretty right-wing parties in power, yet is politically stable compared to its unstable neighbors. Also, how does Lichtenstein differ from places like Singapore, Luxembourg, Monaco, Qatar,? And in many ways, it is similar to Switzerland in that it was neutral during WWII, but it doesn't have the same kind of lockdown policy like them but why didn't get they Belgium'd? To be honest, I would absolutely love to have a video that explores these questions and shine a lot of light on the small and rich places in the world that are otherwise often away from the spotlight.

[@TheMelbournelad]

As an aussie Ataturk is well respected, as part of our story too

[@Hjerrick]

The bit about Ataturk moved me to tears. His whole story is so incredibly poetic. Introducing last names, taking on the name Ataturk and being the first and last of that name, thereby adopting the whole people as his heirs. Any country should be so lucky to have a national hero like this. Yes his record isn’t completely spotless, but it’s so much cleaner than so many other fathers of nations. Who but Ataturk could have forged a new nation out of the rotting corpse of the Ottoman Empire? I wonder if having such an idol be so recently alive isn’t dangerous though? Who could live up to such an example?

[@oguzhan9424]

To give answer to your question at the end; President Erdogan. For many outsiders he is being demonized but for the people who have actually a Turkish citizenship he is the next best thing after (or even above) Atatürk. You don’t need to agree with this by the way but there is no political person in Turkey who obtained above 50% of the votes in a free election with multiple opponents. Like Atatürk, Erdogan does not accept sounds other then what he thinks right, but where Atatürk was "free of religion" Erdogan is a prominent muslim, which makes him less beloved in the western part of the world. In my opinion Erdogan is a great leader, a one of a kind leader, a leader who occurs once in a century, but Atatürk, as founder of my new Republic, is one of the most important Turk who has ever lived. But, we must not forget, Erdogan still has time, for the better or the worse.

[@Ozgur777]

@@oguzhan9424 Erdogan’s decisions the past 10 years has caused the country to be isolated more than ever. The economy and the people of Turkey are finding it hard to make ends meet after having a period of stability. Erdogan started off with great potential, now he is an egomaniac that controls every aspect of Turkish life with the flick of his finger.

[@oguzhan9424]

@@Ozgur777 Explain "more isolated". Do you mean it economically? Because if so, there is no economic value that has been worse then before the "Erdogan" era. You can say whatever you want but there is no financial value which hasnt been improved then the values before Erdogan. If people cant make the end of the month then it was 5 years before worse and 20 years before even again worser then that! There is no number you can hive me that proves this feat wrong. Also the term "egomaniac" is not proper, if not wrong! Look at all the previous Presidents and come back again! You expect wealth and a bag of money that can compete with top countries while you arent even trying to earn that spot but yet you manage to vomit over people who do work hard! People who cant put things into perspective, who cant relate things to each other does not have the right to complain in my opinion. Its like the Turkish opposite party, never create an idea or do stuff but instant reaction to people who do create idea’s and who really put some effort to "build" things. You must not think people dont see this too!

[@Ozgur777]

It seems you are like many people in Turkey who blindly and willingly believe anything that comes out of Erdogan’s mouth. First of all, I have a masters in International Relations that specialized in European relations and Turkey was my focus subject and second , I’m old enough to remember Erdogan’s early reign and how society was then and now. I’m not going to write an essay to you about Turkeys relations or their economic problems in recent years caused specifically by Erdogan on the KZbin comments section. You can direct message me if you’re genuinely interested to learn.

[@oguzhan9424]

@@Ozgur777 You think you can teach me? Come to me if you need work in west Europe! Who is blindly taking words over from the Presidents mouth (eventho it wouldnt be a bad idea, much better then to trust the terrorist friends opposite)? You said you study master degree but you cant even extract numbers who are publicly available. Im talking with facts not with brains which has been trained the wrong way (if you say to numbers "words of Erdogans mouth" then you are trained wrong). Before Erdogan PPP was about 2200 usd and is now 9500 usd. Before Erdogan minimum wage was 70/80 usd and is now 350 usd. Before Erdogan the top tax payers in Istanbul and Ankara where whorehouse owners (you may think im exaggerate but you say you have a master degree, you know how to find that out). Before Erdogan there was found several 1,5m 2m RATS in the severs of Istanbul! Before Erdogan every major city to city was 3 times longer to travel if it want more. Before Erdogan you had no democracy in Turkey (plundered banks and not working banks)… and i can go on for hours like this! But you know whats even worse? You had the urge to state you at least have studied master degree (i dont need to say that) but never forget that that study wasnt ment only for you. I can already tell that your study havent made you a man (who has eyes to watch with and a brain to work with) because you are willing to lie in a different language (so everyone can read how you make a President look bad maybe?). In the past 3 weeks there has come more premiers and presidents to Turkey/Erdogan then there were visiting politicians to Turkey before 2002 to any other premier/President of Turkey for their time of duty. Next time when you try to troll people do it with respect. READ what they have written before copy pasting your standard text. And no, i have nothing to do with you, i cant imagine an instance that you could be of any help to me. You are a bad listener, even a worse commenter and a champ in talking gibberish. If you need work you can send your C.V. to me, maybe the people who work for us can transform you into someone with dignity and someone who gives and gets respect. Because in my humble opinion you are at least a bastard for writing the shit above which isnt even an answer.

[@winnezors747]

"If one day, my words are against science, choose science." Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

[@fclp67]

Fair enough

[@finnmurtons8727]

Aged like milk?

[@slingadingding1639]

@İstila-i Tatar i am iranian turk and turkicness=islam, dont forget that

[@Sara3346]

@@finnmurtons8727 Are you sure?

[@saena4752]

​@@slingadingding1639 Tigir:Er is just extreme Turkic nationalist group nobody cares about so don't worry

[@watulookenatful]

Kraut commenting “sorry this took so long” and then follows it up with “this is part one” WHAT? This is going to be amazing!

[@latehub5231]

1:45:10 whats the piece of music called?

[@petartoshkov2076]

maybe part 2 will be from Ataturk to Erdogan

[@ardagurbuz6924]

@@petartoshkov2076 Which will probably be a little depressing tbh.

[@pocket712]

@@latehub5231 death of ase

[@Boyd2342]

@@pocket712 YOU HAVE JUST BEEN ASSADED

[@killawhale8726]

I am not Turkish, but i must say: Ataturk was EXTREMELY based.

[@schuylerleithulfr788]

Mustafa Kemal was one of the most extraordinary men in history that I knew nothing about. And I'm ashamed that I didn't, but am liberated to now.

[@theoheinrich529]

The Entirety of the Islamic World: What happened to the caliphate? Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: Gone, reduced to atoms.

[@KingAgniKai]

Should have just given the caliphate titles to the arabs. What a colossal mistake.

[@redwarrior9100]

@@KingAgniKai Actually he tried. He planned to move the caliphate to Egypt and give it to the Senussi order of Libya, to which he had a deep connection, but the Seyh of the Senussi order declined.

[@kelamullah1999]

Righteous Caliphate died with the abdication of Al Hasan (RA).

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

@@KingAgniKai He should never have abolished the caliphate in the first place. Turkey still hosts the patriarch of Constantinople which is essentially the Pope of the Orthodox Church. Mustafa Atatürk could have solved the sultan issue by putting him in his own micronation like what the Italians did to the Vatican, but he chose this. Mustafa was a real social-democrat; A man with the best intentions and some pretty good ideas, but also a man with many flawed ideas.

[@ademdogukankon4726]

@@hendrikdependrik1891 Well, most of the secular turks like me are satisfied with his actions. On the other hand islamists in Turkey hates him.

[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

Remember. This is part 1. Part 2 will hopefully be done in 2-3 weeks. Sorry for taking so long.

[@pavan923]

Taking longer means the facts are more accurate, which I would much rather prefer waiting a couple months for a great video than waiting several days for a shit one, good job on the research

[@maxpearson9234]

Kraut these videos are awesome. You're one of the channels I'm so glad I found , Istg I've watched Trump's biggest failure 20 times. Really good to see the poland ball/non flashy geopolitics (looking at you VisualPolitik) is still alive after b4b.

[@viktorsigurdarson]

I like your videos a lot but I think you should do more parts and maybe 30 minute videos

[@amaajemyfren1028]

Take your time and do it right. Love your videos.

[@TheRealisticperson]

Take as much time you need your videos are always worth the wait. I hope you and your family are doing well in spite of the Corona Virus outbreak.

[@AnginYasyerli]

"We receive our inspiration directly from life, not from the sky or the unknown." One of my favourite quote of Ataturk

[@Aksarallah]

😂 no purpose in life?

[@soloturk2470]

Basically he rejected religious view to life and state model.

[@brrkbtl]

@@Aksarallah he means we are not guided by myths but science

[@Aksarallah]

@@brrkbtl oh yeah is that why he believed in pseudo science like sun language theory? 😂

[@brrkbtl]

@@Aksarallah Güneş dil teorisi ile soyledigim sey arasinda bir alaka yok. Sirf laf sokmak icin sacmaliyorsun. It is still a theory not a religious myth my dear Ataturk Hater.

[@gimicio.talloni]

This is at least my fourth time watching this video and everytime I hear the line. "No WE call him the father of the Turks." It give me goosebumps.

[@MM-vs2et]

"There's a difference between being tolerated, and having rights" Such a powerful line, still relevant today to states and countries that still persecute their minorities

[@Zex-4729]

like China

[@thomashillock2512]

@@Zex-4729 you are correct sir

[@dayafters1]

@J C Your failure to understand what second and third class citizens means is completely ridiculous. I would suggest learning about what words mean before making statements like this.

[@khanhax3873]

@J C because a religious minority didn't choose their religion and even if they did, as law-abiding citizens they should have the right to express themselves as long as that expression isn't an infringement on someone else's right. Being an illegal immigrant disqualifies you from the law-abiding part.

[@erejnion]

@J C If you are an illegal immigrant, you are not a second-class citizen cause you are not a citizen at all.

[@KelLorien]

"people tend to live in a society" My sides have left orbit.

[@quaintgentleman344]

This really says a lot about our society.

[@birdie1641]

@@quaintgentleman344 so true

[@WCjjjlllWC]

Peak comedy

[@cvxrro2551]

we keep blaming society... but we are society

[@Waldzkrieger]

we tend to live in a bottom text

[@user-eg4zb8sp1w]

Turkey is truly lucky to be blessed by a man like Atatürk. I am from Bangladesh and hope a person like him someday appears in our country. All countries need an Atatürk

[@Mohamedali558]

Are you Muslim because he ruined I we most definitely don’t need another guy like him

[@Mr.Agateophile.]

Become that person yourself, and inspire others to do the same.

[@watchm4ker]

Be careful what you wish for. One of the hidden dangers of a leader like Ataturk is that no matter how good a leader someone is, they can't rule forever. Ataturk ruled to the day he died, and that sets a precedent for lesser, inadequate, or corrupt successors to point to, as they cling to power. The last act of a truly great leader should be the passing of the torch to the next leader, and to resign from office without argument or ceremony, and that was the one thing he could not do.

[@zirgreen1]

Muslim indians joined the turkish war of independence in 1920. Gandhi also send support.

[@reillycurran8508]

Worth noting that Jinnah tried to model himself as the Ataturk of Indian Muslims so...be careful what you wish for.

[@25kile]

I had not idea how cool father of Turkish people was and ahead of its time! Homey really revolutionized the country, we really need more free thinkers like him, loved the Documentary mate!

[@hotmess9640]

Dude it’s homie* lmfao

[@CarinaIsabel793]

Ya tha same guy who committed Armenian genocide, ya he was cool

[@Emir_Duzler]

do you hahve any idea where he was in 1915, of course you dont so why dont you just shut the fuck up before speaking of things that you dont know :)

[@benvacco8997]

“No, WE call him the father of the Turks.” Gives me chills

[@cemoguz2786]

I cried dude.

[@kasadam85]

@@cemoguz2786 cried* just helping.

[@cemoguz2786]

@@kasadam85 I have barain tumor and autocorrect.

[@kasadam85]

@@cemoguz2786 xd

[@trezapoioiuy]

And yet, they're letting Erdogan undo whatever Ataturk did, except the part about Kurds of course.

[@bloatersnake9787]

Ataturk: **Literally revives a dead nation from its ashes and defeats enemies from all sides and modernises said nation** Erdogan: He was a drunk lol

[@snszbyd]

lol

[@vffa]

Well, Erdogan is a bad leader, bad human, has a rotten character and is egocentric to the core. At some point in the next few years, if he continues like this, there will probably be a revolution. And if the military isn't willing to side with the common people, it'll be an absolute bloodbath. Then again, what do i care about it. It's just turk stuff

[@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306]

@@vffa You see, you guys especially from the west keep saying such things for 20 years about Turkey, be it an evercoming total economic collapse to civilwar, and we are yet to see such things. Dont you think from time to time, that there could be something very off with your "evaluations"?

[@vffa]

@@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306 i mean... Maybe. Also, calling me western is interesting cause I am born in turkey. Lives there for most of my life, and just recently moved to germany. I have concluded one thing. Religion is nothing but a shackle to humankind. No matter which religion, it has never brought good in the modern world. But those are just my emotions, so yeah. Nothing objective about that.

[@galador8089]

@@skullsforerlikkhansthrone9306 i mean there are tangible negative impacts of erdogan’s rule, so you’ll have to forgive people for extrapolating what might be to come

[@tanura5830]

Ataturk didn't ban call to prayer it was done in Turkish instead of Arabic. Also Ottoman archives are in Ottoman Turkish not Persian. There were a lot of Persian loan words yes but the language sultans spoke was still Turkish.

[@captainpanus47]

As a Greek I really admire Atatürk and his way of thinking for the time he lived. Turkey was blessed to have such a leader. Respect from the neighbors🇬🇷🇹🇷

[@bunnystalin8324]

Love greece and it's great culture from turkey 🇹🇷❤🇬🇷

[@mr.biscuits2160]

Love greek and Turkish kebab 🌯

[@Greekultranationalist]

You are a traitor. Ataturk was a genocidal monster that genocided 3 millions. Having even the tiniest bit of respect for those people is pointless. These people don't consider us humans. For them we are just Urums, something less than human , less than dogs. For them we were and are a balistic dummy to test how sharp is their sword. But we were the ones who disolved their empire. We were the ones who liberated Smyrna and we can do it again.

[@captainpanus47]

@@Greekultranationalist Well I know the crimes he commited, believe me a big part of my family was from Asia Minor, but I cannot unsee that Atatürk was a more modern idealist and wanted to modernize Turkey. He did horrible things but at least he tried to make something better from what was Turkey before. Even Venizelos said that.

[@cottton]

yeah and unfortunately erdogan came and undid everything ataturk did

[@corvusbonaventure5966]

Alcohol wasn't forbidden in Ottoman Empire. It was even officially taxed. There were hundreds of taverns in Istanbul.

[@emreloder]

It was forbidden time to time but generally like you said it was not forbidden. there was a beer factory in istanbul during ottoman era named "Bomonti Bira Fabrikası".

[@sk8erbyern]

The script is clearly written from a Western perspective, there are way too many inaccurate BS here

[@IRmightynoob]

@@sk8erbyern Yes, the german man did infact write it from the western perspective, which may or may not be accurate one hundred percent of the time. If you are an expert on the subject or the inaccuracy consider providing a list of the inaccuracies from your high horse.

[@ik5759]

It was forbidden for muslims but non-muslims were allowed to buy and consume.

[@strutter0505]

Alcohol was forbidden for the muslim population but not for the non muslims. Thats why there were many taverns in Istanbul and all around the Anatolia. You can still find some remains of these taverns at he Black Sea coast cities.

[@P99s-s]

The calendar jumping 600 years into the future seems almost to perfect of a symbol of what atatürk did to turkey to be true

[@yusufemir8314]

Read my mind.

[@cantarhan2428]

@jhon carry it might seem like that at the surface with the political developments in turkey in recent times but the very fact that I, a turkish national having the ability to practice pantheism without persecution and the ability to criticize islam in public goes to show that his reforms had a profound effect on turkish society as a whole

[@ERLIK61]

@Alper Tunga No. Maybe more like a post soviet nation, like azerbajcan.

[@serefsevik8368]

@@ERLIK61 Definitely a post-soviet nation. Ataturk was the literal reason why Russians stopped at the Caucasus and didn't enter Anatolia. He literally made friends with the Bolsheviks.

[@amusedobserver6134]

Turkey became a retarded dictatorship and a pitifull vassal thanks to Ataturk. He made no lasting impact on Turkey in the greater scheme of things. Most of his "reforms" were militarily enforced, as soon as the dictatorship was over, Turkey would go right back to what it used to be.

[@sapphyrus]

I got teary eyed towards the end. Imagine someone with the will, knowledge and power to advance a nation 500 years in 14 years. That was how fortunate Turkey was as it transformed through the biggest calamity of a millennium. As backwardness resurfaces today, he became the symbol for Turks that reject primitive dogma and embrace modern civilization. As Islamists try to strike down his legacy, he became more powerful than they could possibly imagine.

[@n00b_n00b_]

Couldn't say it better brother, thanks! 😁

[@ozlemyoleri2164]

Your comment is perfect..Congrats!

[@Aksarallah]

and his govt thrashed down the moment they held an election 😂

[@esoterra8050]

It's amazing to see why Anatolia really was the bridge of the biggest empires and civilizations. It all started within these lands, 12.000 years ago, where the first temple was built, the first believe system was formed and where humans truly began to work together to build the foundation of our civilization.

[@bopeep268]

24:26 At first I was like: "why is he showing a picture of the sea?" And then I was like: "Wait...that's no sea..."

[@affwind8315]

Lmao

[@heyellada-ball3929]

I don’t get it!😢 Please explain me the joke!!

[@jakebhenry2228]

To be fair, the mongols were the sea… just instead of drowning its victims they stabbed them

[@lureyourpery5569]

Yes it the horde

[@agiar2000]

If you've ever watched Bill Wurtz's "History of the Entire World, I Guess", listened to the part where he sings "Except Turkey; Turkey makes a brand new Turkey", and thought, "Elaborate, please.", this video is for you. :)

[@cameroooon42]

YES I had the exact same thought!

[@MsZsc]

brain4breakfast: "Except you, kurds"

[@GustavoRubio]

@@MsZsc rip

[@pancakecasserole415]

lol

[@echpee]

I am an Indian and I remember being taught about him in our history class as the "only benevolent dictator in the history of mankind"

[@mojojojo692]

I am from Japan, As far as i know He loves reading books and he has ambition towards Europe and he has liked French logic of society of that time which is liberty for human so that nation can make progress. Probably , Ottomans also were respectful towards its public however it is an Empire difficult to manage. My Turkic mates generally open minded.They critize what they know, do not have taboos.they ask questions , want to learn more.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

@@mojojojo692 His famous ''Our inspirations do not come from celestial or mystical sources. Our inspirations are driven by reason and life itself!'' quote in parlaiment comes to mind.

[@illusivec]

That is true. But as a Turk, I always wondered what would have happened if he hadn't died so early. He stayed in power for less than 15 years. Would he have been able to avoid becoming a true dictator if he ruled Turkey for 30 years? Who knows....

[@candemirtas796]

@@illusivec What if he lived long enough to become himself the villain? Hmm an interesting and controversial topic.

[@akashbharadwaj02]

Our history books are piece of shit btw

[@alexbattaglia8297]

As if I couldn't love this video more, whilst I absolutely loved this history of Anatolia and the Turks, around the 40 minute mark I'm so glad you addressed Rome and how it's used in modern politics Edit: in Australia we have a great deal of respect for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, so it was good to hear more about his story

[@emirsuleymantanrkulu709]

Despite being an awesome video about Turks and Turkey, it has major flaws and missing points in the ways that it almost teaches you wrong in certain aspects. I don't believe the creator of the video had some negative or positive bias, but it is clear that he over simplified crucial elements for the sake of shortening the video and keeping a balance between criticizing and complimenting Turks. I'll try to address some of them as well as addressing some missing things, one of them being the mention of Rome and their influence in Ottoman Empire. 1- Ottomans called themselves Romans, yes. But the creator of the video did not give you the crucial information that Ottoman Sultans called themselves Caesar in the official letters. And whole Ottoman bureaucratic system was influenced by the Romans, the creator does not also mention that Ottomans tried assert control in the church and made archbishop work in their favor. 2- Ottoman rulers did not speak in Persian - Farsi as the creator claims. They spoke Turkish, it was only the official letters between empire that Farsi was used. This was a huge mistake by the creator to claim Ottoman Sultans spoke a different language while being a Turkish Empire. 3- Ottoman Empire did not start as a small family that breaks free from the Seljuks when Seljuks were in trouble. This is oversimplification. Ertuğrul and Osman I was great commanders of Seljuk Empire, they formed tremendous amount of good relations with local Greek families. Those Greek families did not like the Roman rule, and Ottomans did not like the Seljuk rule, so they collectively formed an empire. 6 families played a key role in Ottoman foundation, 2 of them were Greek. Mikhailogulları and Evrenosoğulları. And by the way, Ottomans did not call themselves Ottoman Empire or Roman Empire, they called themselves "DEVLET-I ALIYYE" , the GREAT EMPIRE. 4- The purification*** of Turks from Balkans somehow is mentioned in the video softly, and only mentioned as 1.5 millions of Turks were forced off from Balkans being the first migrant crisis, while the creator says forcing off Armenians were GENOCIDE. If you argue that the main reason of the Armenian Genocide that Ottomans scapegoated Armenians for their loss against Russians, you can see the same scapegoating in Balkans that everything happened because of Muslims (Turks). I would expect the creator to use GENOCIDE term for that matter as well, but I am disappointed. The consensus is 3 millions of MUSLIM people, dominantly being Turkish were displaced, raped and killed.

[@leaderofcommunistchina1427]

@@emirsuleymantanrkulu709 lol

[@djan71]

How well known is he in Australia?

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@leaderofcommunistchina1427 What's so funny? ''lol''

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@emirsuleymantanrkulu709 Interesting take. It should be clarified that the Ottoman Sultans and the Elite spoke *Ottoman* Turkish, which was very different from the Turkish spoken by the average Turk. Ottoman Turkish is highly influenced by the Farsi language, which of course still by no means makes it Persian. The term genocide shouldn't have been used at all in the video as it doesn't apply. As far as I'm concerned, there needs to be a systematic annihilation of a people, not just mass deportation and murder.

[@theoncomingdork]

1:29:32 Saudi Arabia with the bloody sword and the "are we back in the 6th century" made me spit my drink. thanks a lot

[@supermariogold0187]

Its what I love about hair videos, that trademark European dark humor. Never fails to make me chuckle.

[@yigolaski08]

@@supermariogold0187 And I cracked up when India dragged UK when India on chain .

[@handsomegeorgianbankrobber3779]

This is gonna be a really nice evening in quarantine for me.

[@mursalwarsame5839]

also for me too :)

[@G-4ul2wz]

Same man same

[@Nestoras_Zogopoulos]

ironic considering the username xd

[@theenlighteneddespot3046]

deus vult

[@tonit4233]

@@Nestoras_Zogopoulos being a devoted Christian does no mean that you dislike the other religions.

[@creatinerd]

People never seem to understand why I'm so fascinated by the Turkish Republic and its CRAZY history. I think from now on I should just show them The Turkish Century

[@Greksallad]

As a Greek-Swedish person I have immense respect for Atatürk. He was so ahead of his time and a real Turkish hero.

[@kobban63]

.

[@Greksallad]

@Ginater ??

[@Childneglecter]

oh god you must hate erdogan then

[@Greksallad]

@@Childneglecter correct

[@aixle3590]

@@Childneglecter Turks do too.

[@MrHeavy466]

From a country I knew almost nothing about to one of the most fascinating history lessons I've ever had. Well done.

[@alia5496]

where are you from

[@MrHeavy466]

@@alia5496 West Hemisphere.

[@kasadam85]

@@MrHeavy466 more specific answer would be appreciated

[@kostakis5084]

@@MrHeavy466 tch...as expected, a Westerner. Well atleast you made an effort on learning things.

[@tyronetyronerson8993]

@@kostakis5084 whats that supposed to mean. Where are you from

[@JJusmi]

damn this Turkish lore is crazy

[@TESkyrimizer]

better than Turkish gameplay what with the currency depreciation glitch devs pls fix 😔

[@iskambillordu]

Gameplay is shit tho.

[@deelightfullp]

@@TESkyrimizer all they did is change the rename

[@najibrahal4517]

@@TESkyrimizer also that glitch with causes the increased forest fire rng

[@ismailozer1]

But you didn't have to cut me off

[@AstroFox69]

Before this I knew how important he was to Turks and somewhat understood why but never really looked further into it, after this I have nothing but absolute respect for the man

[@fernandoanaya9250]

Thank you! I never thought that after almost 2 hours of historical content I would be craving for more. Your storytelling is superb ❤

[@aetu35]

Here is a nitpick :> The little Turkish cities, fiefdoms and duchies weren't called Taifas; but were called Beyliks, ruled by Beys. Even the Ottomans were technically a Beylik until they had conquered Konstantinoupolis.

[@nader50752]

It's funny, in Libya you call friends bey

[@user-hw8rl5lh1i]

@@nader50752 wow! surprising facts all popping around in this comment section lol

[@reduser3731]

Yup, can confirm that as a Turk

[@batuhancolaklar5575]

@@nader50752 In Turkish "Bey" means Sir/Mister and "Beylik" literally just means "place of the sir" . It's so interesting that such a formal noun for us is being used in informal speech in there!

[@nader50752]

@@batuhancolaklar5575 We have a ton of others, like Basha and Kashik

[@romeonehme9622]

Dude be like « today we re talking about Turkey... so back when the Big Bang happened »

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

i mean but you kinda have to do the rewind to get the whole context

[@hannibalburgers477]

Well after millenials another nation called themselves Turk. It's important to start from the first empire with the name Turk in it. (Kök Türük: The first Celestial Turk Empire)* *The second one is also called Kutluk Empire. (Which means Sacred Empire)

[@hannibalburgers477]

If you want to study Germanic people, you have to start with Indo-Europian migration, Gauls, Etruskians, Latins and Romans. (Yes, Latins and Romans seperate) you have to know the ancestry and what makes them unique, and how it shaped the empire.

[@dickerpimmel96]

i mean .. its still interesting tho :D

[@tkendirli]

Well Gobeklitepe takes us one step closer to being bang :))

[@valeriejames4675]

While everyone was living in 1921. Ataturk brought his people and country into 2021.

[@alikhoshru7663]

This was the best historical video essay I have ever seen, not just on KZbin. I learned so much from you. From the distinction between the history of the land and its people, to the arbitrary ways we humans have managed to sow discord among ourselves. You conveyed valuable life lessons, and as a lover of history, I was shocked by your clarity, effort, and thoroughness in explaining such a complex and historically rich part of the Earth. Even though I'm from Iran, I learned a lot about my own history ( the Seljuk dynasty is usually glossed over in Iran's educational curriculum). I hope to see more historical content from you. Thank you very much

[@LaodamasQuale]

As a Greek, I am amazed at the history of our neighbors and especially at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. We are not educated enough about the intricacies and depth of the turkish people. Thank you for an amazing video-essay which captured the painful history of our region, let's hope we all learn from it and mend the wounds of the past.

[@mertozbek680]

same for you . We both have rich and old histories and they dont teach us about it

[@diatome6596]

Love you greek neighbour it feels better to respect each other❤

[@davitdavid7165]

As a georgian,i agree. I want this video to be shown in my history class.

[@schattenfaust]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/opbCY2SnaNiEkJI&ab_channel=Mert%C3%87orlu He was a very very different man,

[@peeph8464]

Because we and you educating with Turkish and Greek propaganda

[@iamseamonkey6688]

"No. _we_ call him the father of the Turks." That is without exaggeration, the most powerful sentence I've ever heard.

[@bibbob4893]

Egg T ok china Boi

[@facelessmonk6640]

Bib Bob no im china boi

[@jorgemartin3057]

Fr, I'm not even Turkish, I'm Spanish, and just hearing such a powerful statement made me swell up with emotions. Much love to turkey from Spain, you have an amazing history and culture!

[@buzkran_]

@@jorgemartin3057 after the end of current virus situation, came here to visit cappadocia man.

[@makaramuss]

@@jorgemartin3057 hello our ancient enemies, we love you too :D

[@alexthebest1913]

As a Turk, I can say that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is our great savior.

[@Ingeb91]

Attaturk did something so unique in a historical context, it's a wonder people don't worship him as a god.

[@Avrelianvs]

*_“Victory is for those who can say "Victory is mine". Success is for those who can begin saying "I will succeed" and say "I have succeeded" in the end.”_* *_― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk_*

[@TurquazCannabiz]

@Furkan8k Zafer?

[@the_nunja]

Why is your profile pic a nazi?

[@femi-naziolanerkek2029]

@Albert D I dont even get whats your profile picture!

[@mehmeteminkrca9741]

@@the_nunja erich von meinstein nazi değildi nazi partisine üye olmayan tek mareşaldi 2. dünya savaşında

[@sajidursajid2291]

Manstein is that you? Mastwrmind behind blitzkrieg

[@alonkilci4352]

The Chad Ataturk vs The Virgin Erdoğan

[@Barwasser]

Unbiased history :D

[@zackamor8043]

You do know most Turkish politicians, even Erdogan, endorses Ataturk right or are you that stupid?

[@metinokur142]

little reminder. When Erdogan was first elected, all European countries supported him to become president.

[@metinokur142]

he took BIG SUPORT FROM EU AND USA

[@velimc52]

Erdogan and his supporters dont really like ataturk that much... they rather have islam.

[@irollneed]

What an amazing video! Sadly in Greece we are being taught little to nothing about Turkish history which is surprising if we take in consideration how similar and close our history and peoples are. Love to Turkey from Greece!

[@kuryahan]

As a Turkish person Turkish history is not taught to us my friend. only Ottoman history is told and this is a situation that disturbs the Turks. Respect from Turkey to Greece

[@irollneed]

@@kuryahan thank you for the comment! Respect from Greece!

[@FiestaWarfare]

And sadly we didn't learn anything about greeks-romans either.

[@Gamaouat]

its ottoman history and besides that, history of previous nations that converted

[@okk2776]

During Atatürk his rule in Türkiye, Greece and Türkiye were at peace and cooperation

[@MightyFineMan]

This is the most captivating history video of ANY nation/region/people I have ever seen. I have never been so glued to a screen and so determined to learn more on a historical subject, and left with many questions and pondering what more there is to discuss for every time period shown in the video.

[@thelivingtechnomachine]

Although I am not Turkish, that: "no, WE call him the father of the Turks." hit me in the feels.

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

It really does. It shows that he didn't force people to love him. They genuinely loved him.

[@midnightblue3285]

@@ElectrostatiCrow What a lie, he force everyone worship his secular liberal kabbalist jewish aqual none race civil system with creating his own dictator liberal religion system, of couse weak people are fallowed him kneeled him

[@davidec.4021]

Truly made me tear up, which is pretty weird for a sentence from a random about a deceased leader. Pretty cool

[@ReySchultz121]

This genuinely made me cry, and i haven't cried in years.

[@akagi007]

Thankgod I am not only one with foggy glasses

[@meltup3668]

I'd like to bring everyone's attention to Tunisia 🇹🇳 and I invite everyone to congratulate it because it has finally achieved secularism this summer. Tunisia is following in the footsteps of Atatürk's Turkey, they've taken the steps to finally separate mosque and state, an achievement that the rest of the Arabic-speaking world has yet to achieve.

[@meneither3834]

What event are you referring to ?

[@meltup3668]

@@meneither3834 Recent legislations, new laws that guarantee full equality for women

[@meneither3834]

@Indian Stars the Maghreb turning into a richer and safer place would be good for the whole Mediterranean.

[@theblackswordsman9951]

I just looked it up and don't see any news about new secular laws.

[@milliyetci5672]

@@theblackswordsman9951 the process began a long time ago... it's not a new news... read about the ''Arab Spring''.... After the Arab Spring end in 2012, Tunisia came out as a secular state and overthrow their dictator.... But it doesn't mean People don't practice religion... Tunisia is 98% muslim, people practice religion but in a secular and modern way like Turkey.... Burqa/Niqab/Veil is ban there by law.. This veil or burqa is a saudi arabian culture which has nothing to do with islam... You can't compare Tunisia with other Gulf Arab states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar....

[@sudoblue9777]

I remember reading about Ataturk in school, and I remember thinking he was the chaddest ruler ever. I still think that 15 years later.

[@etruscansareturk7674]

Ataturk magnificent man He destroyed whole idiot Religions Islam Christisnity Judaism 🤮

[@etruscansareturk7674]

Do you love Ataturk bro ?

[@sudoblue9777]

@@etruscansareturk7674 yeah why?

[@etruscansareturk7674]

@@sudoblue9777 Because some people believe he was Barbarian or devil man

[@sudoblue9777]

@@etruscansareturk7674 No, if anything he fought against the barbarians.

[@HyperSonicX]

Every time I watch this video, the conclusion 'No, WE call him the Father of the Turks' gets me, because looking at the full picture, Ataturk's accomplishments in securing and secularising the Turkish state are absolutely astounding, and I find myself unable to do anything but agree.

[@colonel__klink7548]

"I command you not to fight. But to die." -Mustafa ordering a fatalistic counter attack the first night of the battle of Gallipoli. A desperate fight for a hill without which turkey would surely have lost. And somehow they took it.

[@yunusemreduman9860]

“I don’t order you to fight, I order you to die. In the time it takes us to die, other troops and commanders can come and take our places." is closer to the original. Peace

[@colonel__klink7548]

@NeoTurkism On the subject of "banzai" I had a huge, but enlightening argument on the matter. In WW2 it's asserted that the Japanese as a principle strategy would charge blindly with bayonets into machinegun nests. This is different than the ww1 scenario of the Turks having a do or die moment. A fatalistic stand to go out fighting and somehow by some miracle they took the hill. No, people argue that the Japanese did that in ww2 as a PLAN not as an act of desperation. I couldn't believe such ridiculousness, they aren't that stupid. Then I started reading Japanese doctrinal thought, which is about infantry formations adapting on the fly and moving with every ounce of speed they can. The center attacks while the rest of the unit breaks off to encircle and so on. And this is where I came to a profound realization of how great of a foe the Japanese really were and how horrible they would be to face. Short supplies and out gunned they found themselves in an island campaign that made even their encirclements difficult. When they couldn't shatter the enemy unit with a surprise offensive at the beginning of an island battle they switched tact. Snipers filled the trees picking at the Americans day and night so that they were afraid to patrol. Infiltrators used this opportunity to lay traps to reduce the enemy's capacity to control his territory even more. The light mortars would hit, not to cause casaulties but to make sure the pressure was always on. The Americans could not be allowed to sleep. Then eventually with the Americans boxed in and so exhausted that they wouldn't notice anything the main body began to infiltrate the line. And that's when the attack would really begin. Not by charging a machinegun with a bayonet like a moron but appearing out of the night from within the enemy lines horrifying him. In this scenario all his foxholes, his machineguns all of that doesn't matter. He can't even use his artillery for fear of killing his own men. It's an.... incredible strategy to try to undo what is normally overwhelming American superiority. And that I realize is why the war dragged on so long.

[@AttilaKattila]

@@colonel__klink7548 That stuff you wrote about the japanese infantry doctrine is really interesting. Do you know whether or not this was actually followed on the field, and that the banzai charge for certain death is merely a myth as a result of propaganda, that sheep still believe to this day all the way from well-educated academics to common rabble, or if they didn't actually follow their intelligent doctrine for the most part?

[@lucastop5660]

" I order you to die,.." "why did you survived,Soldier ?" Ataturk: shoot him,now im sure your death Turkish Soldier,obey my orders.

[@cantutmez8854]

Literally Erwin Smith in real life

[@pocketmarcy6990]

I just sat for two hours at 2:00 am watching the history of Turkey, I don’t regret anything

[@armelliumthefulgent.6053]

It's a sacrifice that needs to be done. Also I find it really interesting how the people react to our history. So, I am reading through comments at 3 am...

[@omerturunc4594]

ahhahah

[@egesahin2498]

Just spent 12 years of my life learning history of Turkey. Yet it was not as informative and explanatory as this video. You are highly benefitting compared to Turkish education system

[@od4361]

@@egesahin2498 Modern day education in total is so inefficient.

[@biyiklialperen1923]

@@od4361 modern education focuses on creating passive workers who works for capitalism and state. 16 years of education and only learn how to obey, how to think government want from you, how to act, hard working, sacrificing self for system. "ahh bro cmon" stfu classic European-American who thinks everything is alright and everything is criticises system is cringe. capitalism created you. you're not a real "person", just a consumer who thinks endlessly consuming and sacrificing self for "anything" is only good economical and political system.

[@TroaBarton]

I’ve never even heard reference to Ataturk, while I am ashamed of that I am very happy to have learned about him in your presentation. A truly remarkable man worthy of a world’s respect.

[@mutlucan]

You cannot defeat a leader who says, "If one day my ideas conflict with science, choose science." Atatürk is at a great turning point not only in Turkish history but also in human history. The Middle East started to understand this in the last 20 years. The whole world will understand it soon.

[@Ralampos]

You were so backwards you needed a half Greek half Albanian guy to help you, and after be helps you he is called "father of the Turks"

[@mutlucan]

There is no need to engage in DNA nationalism. Romans and Ottomans made all of us relatives from "backwards" :) Additionally, your leader Eleftherios Venizelos, who was defeated in the war, nominated Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the winner of the war, for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934. Despite all this, did it seem strange to you when we said Father of the Turks?@@Ralampos

[@plumedarcher5999]

​@@Ralampos Atatürk's ancestry comes from Anatolian Turkmens.

[@warframeonlineyouoffline]

But Kemalists just choosing Atatürk every time :D

[@Aksarallah]

@@mutlucan if you are gonna make a state called Turkey, call yourself father of turks, and persecute those who are not turkish and against secularism, the last you should do is lie about your ancestry

[@maxkennedy8075]

Turkic khanate be like: ya’ll mind if I uuuuuum: *fall apart into smaller khanates*

[@beefyblom]

Turkic Khanate didn't feel so good

[@latehub5231]

1:45:10 whats the piece of music called?

[@mefe9297]

A Chinese proverb says that if two Jews come together, they establish a company, and if two Turks come together, they establish a state.

[@prohacker5086]

@@mefe9297 çince mi öğreniyosun? meraktan soruyorum

[@UVStd]

@@latehub5231 Death of Aase

[@johncasy5212]

Absolutely stunning. I had no idea how ignorant I was about the rise of Turkey. This was an extremely detailed, well presented, and non biased video, I enjoyed every minute of it. Liked and subscribed.

[@michaelnoyola7971]

Krauts "story voice" has a soothing tone and nice rhythm.

[@TayfunOksuzoglu]

Yeah, everyone in the world tends to only focus on the Armenian side of the Turkish history, but in reality Turks have a veeery interesting and long history.

[@angryman132]

@@TayfunOksuzoglu lol

[@degroot7158]

"non biased" hmm..

[@scullex7783]

@@degroot7158 care to explain your views on the video?

[@fahmiizzuddinhalim5273]

Kudos to you. I watched the whole video. Very fascinating narration. Intrigued me to read more on turkey’s history. 👏🏽

[@cosmosyn2514]

i just finished a quiz for my AP world class and a third of it was about the ottoman empire, and i got a 92% thanks to me remembering information from this series, thanks kraut, you’re a lifesaver

[@selin5153]

a little correction: Atatürk didn't ban the call to prayer from mosques. He changed the language from Arabic to Turkish so that people would actually understand what was being said and what they chose to believe.

[@maxbeckmann3063]

What a luck that they didnt changed it into turkish, it would just feel so wrong.

[@boyman7823]

@@maxbeckmann3063 most turkish "muslims" dont know what the fuck they believe in. Which is why people are still believing in islam even after all these years. The religion not being translated in order to keep originality convenienty keeps turks from leaving the religion. Most turks who read the turkish Quran becoming atheists is a popular meme for us.

[@selin5153]

Max Beckmann why would it feel wrong to hear the thing you base your actions upon in your native language?

[@atahan2661]

boyman there is no such a meme dumbass, in what turkey u living in

[@cokolberk]

FIY Ataturk ordered quran to be translated to Turkish. Turks believed islam for 1000 years without understanding, he was marthin luther of anatolia beside all the other perks.

[@miro.georgiev97]

"Mediterrain." That is all.

[@calistman222]

(bangs gavel) "I'll allow it."

[@illman8876]

I'm like: "Is that how it's pronounced in Germany"

[@P99s-s]

@@illman8876 the german word is "mittelmeer" so no,he is most likely deliberately messing with us

[@ls200076]

@@P99s-s "Middellandse Zee" is better

[@janham9783]

@@ls200076 That's Dutch m8

[@starmaker75]

As a American, even I have said Mustafa Ataturk is inspring and admirable. He to me a what a leader should be

[@JodeTheGamer]

This was literally one of the best videos that I have ever seen. Thank you.

[@henrycavillallah9613]

1:46:12 ‘NO, we call him the father of the turks’ I got shivers bro. Kraut has an amazing narrative voice

[@emir4126]

its true

[@TayfunOksuzoglu]

Ataturk surname was granted to him by the National Assembly. So, yes, The Turks call him "the Father of Turks"

[@PSXuploads]

One thing I noticed that seems to be a mistake: the Ottoman court didn't speak Persian, they spoke what Turks call "palatial Turkish", which indeed had way more Persian words than common Turkish.

[@TayfunOksuzoglu]

It was almost unrecognizable from Turkish but yeah, it was "palatial Turkish"

[@kalle1453]

imagine calling it turkish at the end LOL why you got to make everything sound and look like as if it actually is turkish, because its clearly not

[@ercan1001]

@@kalle1453 at the end of the day it is not Persian. imagine you are speaking Japanese grammar but mostly using Chinese words.

[@ITryToLookLikeYou]

@@kalle1453 it isn't Turkish, but it also isn't Persian so they aren't wrong to give it a different name

[@SRou-jv9hj]

Ottomans def spoke Persian/Arabic that time

[@direnius]

This video is a slap on the face to everyone who thinks Turks are a Middle-Eastern Arabic, Islamic nation. The Turkish culture is truly unique in the history of world cultures.

[@archonandrogenpharmacokinetics]

Im Turkish and Im astonished by how our historical education is nowhere near like this. It is cencored and formed much differently. Can you please share your resources so I can learn in more detail.

[@ariadna8212]

32.Gün arşivini izlemişsindir diye düşünüyorum dostum? Taraflılık konusunda hafiften problemli olsa da, çok detaylıdır. Objektif bir zihin bence ayırt edebilir. Her türk gencinin izlemesi gerekir. Ayrıca müzikleri harikadır :) Demirkirat, 12 Mart, 12 Eylül, Ozalli Yıllar, 28 Şubat. Sonra da mutlaka 32.Gün'den "Akp'nin ilk 100 günü" :D

[@furkannarin2844]

video guzel ama cok fazla yanlis bilgi var kardesim :)

[@sangvinhun]

ottoman: nooo you cant just sail around us to trade with china protugal: haha galleon goes wooosh

[@yusufemir8314]

Underrated comment !

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

More like "galleon goes wooosh caralho"

[@gabrielwindhaiser7232]

@@pedrobarbosaduarte3704 what means carahlo?

[@pogchamp420]

@@gabrielwindhaiser7232 If used as an interjection then it refers to dick and if used as an adjective then it means fuck

[@JohnnyLouisXIX]

@@gabrielwindhaiser7232 In this case dick, sometimes it means fucked

[@user-retrofit]

"Ancient chinese didn't have nice thing to say beside to themselves" Well still to this day. lol

[@fnutarf2085]

Some things never change

[@Crazylubelube]

My dude, chinese people are the biggest fangirls of the western civilization. We even coined a term for it, "崇洋迷外” foreign worshiping

[@eveleung8855]

@@Crazylubelube But funny that once people finally got a chance to migrated or study/work in their dream country, they often change their mind of the western civilization, I will say - the more we learn the more we in love with our Chinese identity :P

[@Lilliathi]

@@eveleung8855 Considering China's current totalitarian streak, you probably shouldn't.

[@xrli]

TK斷屌群衆 Well America is called 美国，beautiful country

[@kirkhaskell9179]

Ataturk is the rare dictator who was amazing.

[@rotomfan63]

On the switch of capital from Istanbul to Ankara, Ankara's name means anchor and i think the idea of having a capitol be named anchor is nice symbolism. The capitol literally being the anchor that well, anchors the nation.

[@ronildoshi5998]

Uh, one big nitpick: there’s been plenty of times where different people claimed the caliphate: there was a caliph in Baghdad, in Cairo, in India, and in Spain simultaneously at one point.

[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

well.... fuck consider me corrected.

[@wannabehistorian6924]

Kraut So... was that whole segment not true?

[@Canalbizarrof]

@@wannabehistorian6924 there may have been multiple caliphs, but never before then had there not been a single one

[@MenRot]

@@wannabehistorian6924 not really, khalliph can be only one, and Ottoman Sultan was de-facto only one.

[@condlaeirkrsrma7069]

But that doesn't disprove the theory of "there should be one Caliph at a time". If more than one person calls themselves a Caliph, you still have to recognize one of them as Caliph, and others as pretenders.

[@MichaelWilliams-bx2ty]

Waiting for part 2 is like waiting for Half Life 3

[@lemmonboy6459]

Except Part 2 is actually coming ;-;

[@tuberculosisterrence567]

Except half life Alyx already exists

[@kaan1361]

yep, I desire both of them dearly

[@eumemo4814]

Or the winds of winter Or Nerdcast rpg call of chtulhu parte 4

[@TerribleTonyShow]

@@lemmonboy6459 aight bet

[@asl9208]

Thank you for making this video. It is interesting to learn about Turkey out of Turkish history textbooks. Safest is to take everything with a grain of salt, including this video itself. It's funny how self-explanatory it is: why anything was included in those books such as so much content about Hittites and Ottomans. I wish some of the things that happened had not happened, and I wonder if the revolution would be possible without such strict measures, and if not have taken those strict measures would have prevented what is happening in Turkey now. But history is like that, and there is so many things to be grateful for and so many mistakes to learn from. So proud to be a part of this unique history. Please keep making videos!!

[@adamdressel9311]

You can watch this series a thousand times, so much information packed in. Thank you so much!

[@bene8168]

holy shit this is amazing. Kemal Ataturk was way ahead of his time, yet also was the right man, in the right place, at the right time.

[@LukeTEvans]

vs erdogan

[@engagementengagement8836]

George Washington x100

[@mertozbek680]

@@engagementengagement8836 lmao funny

[@captain9470]

@@mertozbek680 Adamın ne dediğini anlamadım galiba. Atatürk, George Washington'dan 100 kat daha iyi anlamında söylemiş

[@mertozbek680]

@@captain9470 hee ben tam tersini anladım sağol

[@APoleYouKnow]

Me at the start: "What? Are you going to talk about this Europe-wonnabe for almost two hours?" Me at the end: "No Atatürk! Don't leave us! There's still so much to be done!"

[@timmteller871]

The greatest of all Turks whose legacy now is basically destroyed.

[@reymundo4156]

haha thats what i was thinking

[@Potatotenkopf]

Isn't most of medieval europe and even relatively recent Europe wannabe Romans, and the Romans were pretty wannabe Greeks.

[@goktugorgn]

@@timmteller871 Not destroyed yet, but it's struggling under arab lover anti-secular fanatic religious regime sadly.

[@engagementengagement8836]

@@Potatotenkopf the Romans were Trojans and the Greeks were wannabe Trojans

[@Goofyahhgamer.]

İf my words go against science chose science -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[@NoSenseMakes]

Came in as a Serbian free spirit, left as a Turkish nationalist.

[@deuswinum5071]

"If u feel turkish, you are turkish" says ataturk

[@umapolymer6341]

@@deuswinum5071 well pakistanis are wanabe turkish but very anti turk

[@burakasik3937]

Yeniçeri my boy

[@german_doggy7314]

@aadarsh just makes it an even bigger powder keg

[@rickversglaciers]

Dobro vam dosli moj brat 😄

[@kennethmoses4900]

Never was there a man like Ataturk, and never will there be a man like Ataturk. For all his failings, he was truly a one-man revolution.

[@oasisred9657]

he was a great man yes, but not "like no other" , there were many great politicians throughout the history and in the future you cant guarantee anything because you dont know about it.

[@muhlis3767]

J C Did you even watch the video?

[@diako8263]

stupid comment. future is full of surprises, you can't predict what will happen 10-200 year in the future.

[@jmadmaxx7295]

J C nazism, colonialism/imperialism, Stalinism/Maoism, etc

[@eyupatasoy6539]

@@mehmeteking +1+1+1

[@turkishmappingtheturkishguy]

Amazing. Truly. As a Turkish person I give this the stamp of approval. I could truly go on and on about how great Atatürk is. I am really glad how someone made a video on this. I also appreciate the details put into this video. "One day my mortal body will turn to dust, but the Turkish Republic will stand forever. " - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[@anoniem012]

Allah is the greatest olm

[@gulenkarpuzlar]

Aga adam "soykırım" ın olduğunu söylüyor ben bu elemana nası güveniyim artık

[@TB64967]

Rewatching for the third time i love these long kraut videos hope you have another long one coming out soon

[@aslgulkucukcayr3660]

@Kraut I believe you should have included that Atatürk's nationalism wasn't based on race or family or religion. One of his famous saying is "You are a Turk if you call yourself Turk." Means that if you feel like you belong in Turkey as a citizen then you are a Turk no matter who you are. Thats why "Turkish" and "Turk" are the same word in the Turkish language.

[@Furkan-lc9lh]

Ne kadar güzel bir söylemmiş gibi görünse de bu kadar farklı milleti Türkleştirme politikasıdır. Türkçe dışında konuşulan diller de yasaklanmıştır ayrıca.

[@battlez9577]

Civic nationalism isn't that unique

[@alpertuyan4047]

@@Furkan-lc9lh hakkısınız ancak modernleşme de zaten biraz yurttaşlık bilinci oluşturularak bütünleştirici bir biçime sokulabilir. Ama tabiki insanların etnik değerlerine zarar verilmemelidir.

[@umutcanster]

@@Furkan-lc9lh Ulus devlet modeli bu. Aynısı Almanya'da ve Fransa'da var. Orada git vatandaşlık al sana "alman" derler fakat kökenin ayrı olabilir. Türk Kökenli Alman olursun fakat yine "Alman" üst kimliği olur.

[@umutcanster]

It's called nation state which is still remain in most of countries in the world. E.G. Germany,France any other states.

[@Yarenoglu]

By the way, when the surname revolution came to place Mustafa Kemal didn't choose his own surname but was granted his surname by the people. That's why your friend said no WE call him Atatürk.

[@minzblatt]

That's simply not true. It wasnt democracy at all. People became their surnames by chance or attitude of some Ankara-sent bureaucrats who hated rural people & were corrupt as hell. That's why to this day there are many people with actually derogative / idiotic surnames like "bok" (poop) or "sican" (shitter), because they weren't able to pay the fee / bribe. Mustafa Kemal isnt unfortunately an exception to this messed up system. He decided who joined the "parliament", who to vote for (it was One-party rule like today in China or former Soviets) and of course what he wanted to be named. "Father of the Turks"... what kind of delusional individual in the face of all those who really would be better suited with this title. I can only think of Mete Han (Modu Chanyu). Nobody else comes anywhere close to this honour.

[@okk2776]

@@minzblatt well he is the father of the turks no matter if we gave it or not and the people approve it, or else he'd never won those outnumbered wars

[@WhatTheRageWasTaken]

@@minzblatt man he litereally saved our ass and give us better rights France had at that time he saved our economy and build up our army and you are saying Father of Turks is metehan yes you are right in a way but we dont mean Atatürk is our literal ancestor we mean he build our nation from ashes so he is this nations father he is Atatürk

[@WhatTheRageWasTaken]

@@minzblatt it was actually 2 party ruled but they tried to revolt against the main party so they are punished and agian yet another party came tried the same shit (i mean they are jihadist and probably islamist in a bad way for our nation) so Atatürk get rid of those parties to save our newly born nation

[@jordanbell4736]

book what could ataturk have possibly done to threaten the USSR? How could he protect a foreign city- or should he have invaded Azerbaijan and the Caspian region??

[@subutaynoyan5372]

The funniest part about Ataturk and his revolution is that today, people kinda realise how right he was in Turkey and Kemalism is on the rise within youth.

[@sstff6771]

true

[@heisen-bones]

good. long live Ataturk

[@Kemalist0008]

Hell yeah it is on the rise

[@thecatlike2125]

This is amazingly compelling, thank you for creating it!

[@fikretbu]

This is like a summary of all my formal education history lessons + some premium behind scene footage and some deleted scenes.

[@erentoktams1470]

indeed, just here to read the comments...12 yıl çalıştık 1 saat daha izleyemedim valla

[@ShnoogleMan]

Yeah, it’s pretty cool that he uploaded the deleted Armenian footage.

[@caileighgouthro1365]

@@ShnoogleMan Why was it deleted?

[@k4kerem]

well... Where @Kraut trumps, is at telling it without being nationalistic, without glamorizing the young turks who basically were turkish nazis before there were nazis and actually talking about the Genocides (not massacres). Source: i also had the same education. And all in all Kraut still managed to capture the importance of Atatürk and the reason behind our romanticising. The end was quite eye-watering, even. Kudos.

[@peterfox2256]

Every time I come to watch a piece of one of these videos I end up watching the whole thing over again.

[@thewhizzard6022]

This is Amazing, I find you are truly educated and perceptive. Just discovered you. The history of Turkey really seems like a perfect way to understand so much about the world today, I'm actually shocked.

[@SA0570_]

The Dutch had a saying during the 80 years war: 'Liever Turks dan Paaps ' English translation: ' Rather Turkish than Pope. '

[@tarikkadak7966]

I was in Leiden this summer and there were crescent shaped medals in the meseum that explained that part of history, I think it had something to do that the dutch rather lived under turkish dominion instead that of the spanish crown , because of the religious tolerance in the ottoman empire during that time

[@SA0570_]

@@tarikkadak7966 Yeah. It was because the Spanish crown was fighting protestants and abolishing it. But during that time the Turks allowed people to believe in their own faith and keep their culture.

[@m.gezginesin9600]

Jij bent vast geen Fd of wilders stemmer 😊

[@SA0570_]

@@m.gezginesin9600 jij wel

[@memduhyalcner4584]

''I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City, than the Latin mitre.''Constantine XI. Same shit, different century :D

[@benjaminmclaren8782]

Ataturk is not just respected in Turkey. In Australia, There is a quote from 1934 that it attributed to Ataturk. It goes as follows: Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives...You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lay side by side here in this country if ours...You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are at peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well. Thank you Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Thank you for caring for our sons, who died so far away from home. Thank you for allowing us to visit them to this day. You will always be a man of great honour in our country. Lest We Forget

[@biliminsrlar5752]

I heard this quote many times but I never heard it from a foreigner.He was a great man,his body is dead but his ideas is immortal.

[@ingratus8160]

@M D So what? I'll just return the favor and visit them too.

[@klefftan8344]

M D how scummy do you have to be to actually say that? Imagine wanting to find closure for losing a loved one in another country and all you get in reply is: 'yOuR fEeDiNg tHe EcOnOmY oF a fOrEiGn nAtIOn YoU bIG dUmb DUmb.' Of course you are! But that's not what matters. It's the level of respect shown that stands out. The respect of the lives of people not just from your own culture, kin, or kind, but for everyone. You just don't see that. OR MAYBE I'M JUST RETARDED.

[@turkishpatriotic8563]

@M D again hater...

[@ERLIK61]

@M D Australian tourists? Some few of the total number of tourist who are basically from europe. They are still welcome but we wouldn't care if not.

[@joenichols3901]

I'm a backcountry hiker, and hiking the Eurasian steppe on horse back is one of my top destinations. I want to know the feeling of being out in an ocean of plains, how the wind feels, what the stars look like and try to best understand the mindset of those tribes. I'll never be able to get close but just a peak at that period is enough for me

[@lancenight9744]

Kraut, while i doubt you'll ever see this. But you've really helped me decide to take up a career for history, and made me discover a love for history I never knew I had. Thank you a thousand times, and every piece of history work you do makes my day!

[@carlos.daniel.santmaria5477]

''No, WE call him father of the Turks''. That's the definition of RESPECT right there.

[@domanit927]

a benevolent dictator with the best interest of its own people at his heart, that's the rarest thing i have ever learn that existed, and something that even as a non-turk i can respect...

[@sykessaul123]

@@vagabond185 From what I've learnt from the video, it wasn't much of an oppression but a forced enlightenment. On the base level Kurds wanted the caliphate, when he removed that from their religious culture, he gave them a freedom that many rejected and/or hated. Imo being free of a religious authority is essential to a free egalitarian society. I've lived a lot of my childhood as an atheist in a christian society, going to a non-christian school which always practiced many christian things such as prayers led by the local reverend at school assemblies, christian plays, hymns, choirs, etc. Christianity is deeply rooted in many parts of our country and as someone who personally rejects religion, especially organised religion, I don't wish it to be constantly shoved in my face in any way, especially not in compulsary forms such as in school. Ataturk freed many of his citizens from the oppression that religion constantly enforces as a method of control, such as the burka. Now I'm all for freedom of expression, but that expression has to come from the person, not the state, the media, or the religion that they adhere to. If a person says "I have to wear a burka because my religion says I have to/should", then there is no freedom in that and therefore it's not a free choice, it's a forced decision or, at best, a coerced decision. By forcibly removing those methods of control, Ataturk isn't removing parts of people's identities, he's freeing them to make their own decisions about their own identities instead of their identities, their limits and their freedoms being decided by a religious power. Clearly a lot of Kurds see this as an oppression on them being able to freely practice their religion which they see as an essential part of their identity, whereas to me, it's an unrecognised freedom of the chains of the oppression of religion. I guess it's all based on perspective.

[@acat997]

@vagabond well fun fact,he didnt really made himself dicdator,the turkish assembly during the war of independence gave him limitless executive powers,when the republic was established the assembly ELECTED him to be the president,and everybody had the right to be voted for.

[@acat997]

Also its said that Atatürk actually didn't like his name,he tought it was a name that was a bit too supreme to be given to anyone,he didnt want a dicdatorship,he tried to establishş opposing parties 3 times,one of them was filled with the young turks,two of them was filled with people that wanted islamic rule,

[@512TheWolf512]

If they really respected him, they'd uphold his vision. And shaft erdogan