Turkey is not named after Ataturk. The Turkish people roamed central Asia for thousands of years and were always called Turks. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was alive about 100 years ago. He was born Mustafa, and his second name Kemal meaning Perfection or Maturity was given to him by his math teacher. The name Ataturk means “father of the Turks” and was awarded to him by parliment.
Wasn’t Ataturk a Greek?