A beloved quote in modern Turkey that may be too good to be true
If one day, my words are against science, choose science.
Alleged date: Approx. 1930s
Emphasizing the supremacy of science and reason in his philosophy.
This quote is enormously popular in Turkey as a symbol of Ataturk's rationalism and modernizing vision. However, no verifiable source in his recorded speeches or writings contains this phrase. It is likely apocryphal.
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