Question

Which of the following statements best summarizes President Kemal Atatürk's rise to power in Turkey?

He created the Grand National
• Assembly so that he could remove the sultan from power.
He ordered the sultan to take control of the Turkish army, which increased
• his power in his independence
movement.
He helped the British and French
• take control of Anatolia, giving himself a powerful ally.
He grew his power after inspiring
• people to fight against the Greeks for independence.

Answer 1

"He grew his power after inspiring people to fight against the Greeks for independence."

Explanation: Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish War of Independence, organized popular resistance (including against Greek forces), and used that leadership to form the Grand National Assembly and ultimately overthrow the sultan’s authority and found the Republic.