Sister of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (B. 1885,
After the establishment of Republic (1923) Mustafa Kemal took his mother
and sister next to him in
In 1930, with Atatürk’s will, Makbule Atadan attended to Serbest
Cumhuriyet Fırkası which Fethi okyar was established; after this party’s close
in a few months, Makbule Hanım’s political life ended. Makbule Atadan got married with Congressman
Mecdi Boydan in 1935, she died when she was 69.
Atadan published her memories about her brother Mustafa Kemal with “Büyük
Kardeşim Atatürk” (1952) and “Ağabeyim
Mustafa Kemal” (1952) titles.
REFERENCE: Hakkı Devrim / “Atadan, Makbule” (Türkiye Ansiklopedisi c:1, 1974), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Kadınlar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013).