Turkey

Turkish military officer and politician who served as the 4th President of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 to 1966

Founding father and first president of the Republic of Turkey, who led significant reforms to establish a secular, industrializing nation

Kurdish writer and human rights activist known for his powerful novels and advocacy for social justice

Turkish admiral, diplomat, and politician who served as the 6th President of the Republic of Turkey

Turkish politician and economist who served as the 3rd President of the Republic of Turkey from 1950 to 1960 and Prime Minister from 1937 to 1939

Turkish military officer, politician, and diplomat who served as the 2nd President of Turkey and a three-time Prime Minister

8th President of the Republic of Turkey, influential engineer, and politician who led the Motherland Party and served as Prime Minister

Turkey's first female combat pilot and a global aviation pioneer who became the world's first female fighter pilot at age 23

16th Prime Minister of Turkey, statesman, writer, poet, diplomat, translator, and journalist

Polish national poet and activist whose works ignited the spirit of independence and influenced Slavic literature

Turkish general and president who led the 1980 military coup and was later convicted for his role in it