From Atatürk to Erdoğan

From Atatürk to Erdoğan

91 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 22, 2019

Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of the modern state, and the current president Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, who apparently wants Turkey to regain the political and military pre-eminence it had as an empire under the Ottoman dynasty.

From Atatürk to Erdoğan

91 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 22, 2019

From Atatürk to Erdoğan
Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of the modern state, and the current president Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, who apparently wants Turkey to regain the political and military pre-eminence it had as an empire under the Ottoman dynasty.
Producers ARTE, Artline Films, RTS, RSI
Original title Turquie : nation impossible
Directors Nicolas Glimois
Writers Jean-François Colosimo

Cast

Stefan Godin

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Can Dündar

as Himself - Journalist

Mehmet Metiner

as Himself - Journalist

Doğan Akhanli

as Himself - Writer

Christian Makarian

as Himself - Journalist

Ahmet İnsel

as Himself - Writer

Erdoğan Aydin

as Himself - Historian

Georges Prévélakis

as Himself - Geopolitologist

Hamit Bozarslan

as Himself - Historian

Pınar Selek

as Herself - Writer

Thierry Zarcone

as Himself - Historian

Henri Bentégeat

as Himself - Essayist

Necdet Saraç

as Himself - Alevi Speaker

Oya Ersoy

as Herself - Politician

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Sultan Mehmed V Reşad

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Latife Uşşaki

as Herself - Atatürk's Wife (archive footage)

Keriman Halis Ece

as Herself - Miss Universe 1932 (archive footage)

Ayşe Âfet İnan

as Herself - Atatürk's Daughter (archive footage)

Merve Kavakçı

as Herself - Politician (archive footage)

Adnan Menderes

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Cemal Gürsel

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Kenan Evren

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Necmettin Erbakan

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Fethullah Gülen

as Himself - Religious Leader (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)