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history of interrelation between Georgia and Turkey vvas only describedas hostile; certainly, it's true that there were both vvars and bloodsheds,but we mustn't forget that at the cross-roads of the twenty-first centurythe history has to be written anew taking into consideration the new mentalityand the new political method of approach; the time and the epochrequire to research and to write positive moments and friendly reladionsbetween the two peoples; the president of the Republic of Turkey SuleimanDemiral says: "Epochs have sperated people from one another; thenew epoch restoras broken relations; peoples embrace one another. It hasbrought a great joy to the Earth"; just proceeding from this standpoint wemust consider the history of the relations betvveen Georgians and Turks;thirdly, the study and scientific generalization of Kemal Atatürk's politicaland state activities will help to deepen and to strengthen the friendshipbetvveen the two peoples and betvveen Georgia and Turkey; Mustafa KemalAtatürk begueathed to the famous representatives of the Turkish people:"Turkey needs a strong neighbour to the east of Turkey and Geargiancan became such neighkour.During the reception o fthe delegation from Turkey the Chairman ofthe Supreme Soviet of the Autonomous Republic of Adjaria Mr. AslanAbashidze said: "The interchange of historical documents will help tostrengthen and to develop the relations betvveen Georgia and Türkiye Thehistory of Georgia, the 300-year history of Adjaria are firmly connectedvvith the past of Turkey" (The nevvspraper "Adjara", May, 30, 1998).***The personality of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk accupies a place of honourin the long and very interesting history of Adjaria; the political andeconomic situation of Turkey in the 20-th century is directly connectedvvith his name.Mustafa Kemal Atatürk succeeded in creating the basis for the developmentof his country, vvhich alloved to retain the national originalityand to play a special political and economic part in the region. KemalAtatürk put into the foundation of the Turkish State those important principlesvvhich today turned Turkey into one of the most significant countriesin the vvorld.In the contemporary history of the state among political and socialfigures, Kemal Atatürk occupies a place of honour not only in the Turkishhistory, but in the history of the vvhole Müslim (and not only Müslim)vvorld. That's vvhy the studying of Kemal Atatürk's biography needs acreative and scientific method of approach.Today the names of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Turkey are indivisible.299