Atatürk-Jahr
# Atatürk-Jahr

Das Atatürk-Jahr oder die Atatürk-Hundertjahrfeier wurde im Jahre 1981 von den Vereinten Nationen und der UNESCO ausgerufen. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, der Staatsgründer der Türkei, ist bislang die einzige Person, die von der UNESCO solche Anerkennung erhielt. Mustafa Kemal Pascha wurde im Jahre 1881 als Sohn von Zübeyde Hanım und Ali Rıza Efendi geboren.

Die Hundertjahrfeier von Atatürks Geburtstag wurde von den Vereinten Nationen und der UNESCO geehrt, indem es zum Atatürk-Jahr auf der Welt erklärt wurde und die Resolution über die Atatürk-Hundertjahrfeier angenommen wurde.

Der Text lautete wie folgt (englische Fassung):

   „The General Conference,
       Convinced that eminent personalities who worked for international understanding, co-operation,
   and peace, should serve as an example for future generations,
       Recalling that the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Mustafa Kemal Atatûrk, the founder of
   the Republic of Turkey, will be celebrated in 1981,
       Bearing in mind that he was an exceptional reformer in all the fields coming within Unesco’s
   competence,
       Recognizing in particular that he was the leader of one of the earliest struggles against colonialism
   and imperialism,
       Recalling that he set an outstanding example in promoting the spirit of mutual understanding
   between peoples and lasting peace between the nations of the world, having advocated all his life the advent of ‘an age of harmony and co-operation in which no distinction would be made between men on account of colour, religion or race’,
       1. Decides that Unesco shall co-operate on the intellectual and technical planes with the Turkish
   Government for the organization in 1980, at that Government’s financial expense, of an international symposium designed to bring out various aspects of the personality and work of Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, whose action was always directed towards the promotion of peace, international understanding and respect for human rights;
       2. Requests the Director-General to take the necessary steps for the implementation of this
   resolution.“
