Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

About Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, ranked #74 in historical importance by the Pantheon project, was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first president. A revolutionary military officer, his primary contribution was leading the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923) against occupying Allied powers following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. As president until his death in 1938, he enacted sweeping, secular, and modernization reforms, fundamentally transforming Turkish society, politics, and culture.

Despite his high historical standing, Atatürk's 2025 Wikipedia attention registers at 1.4 million views, suggesting an attention gap relative to his global impact. When compared to contemporary political figures, this places him significantly behind Abraham Lincoln (#206 importance, 5.4M views) and Joe Biden (#329 importance, 10.6M views). Furthermore, his visibility is less than half that of the much less historically crucial Charlie Chaplin (#112 importance, 3.2M views), leading to an "overattention" score of +2x, indicating his modern internet attention is only half what his historical rank would predict.

Recent online interest shows mixed signals, with 2025 momentum from Q1 to Q3 slightly increasing by +4%, suggesting a minor surge in curiosity. However, the annualized year-over-year change indicates a -7.6% decline in views, pointing toward a general, though perhaps slow, erosion of digital engagement with his legacy.