%0 Journal Article %T ATAT¨¹RK and TURKEY FROM AN ENGLISH DIPLOMAT¡¯S VIEW (1933-1939) / BIR INGILIZ DIPLOMATIN G Z¨¹YLE ATAT¨¹RK ve T¨¹RKIYE (1933¨C1939) %A Dr. Esra SARIKOYUNCU DE£¿ERLI %J Turkish Studies %D 2008 %I Turkish studies publisher %X Sir Percy Loraine was an assignment to the Embassy inAnkara, with the rank of Ambassador, which he took up at the end of1933. His mission lasted till May 1939. Mentioned diplomat, duringhis mission carefully observed internal and external events of Turkeyand informed the Foreign Ministry of United Kingdom and thuscontr buted to the development of Turk sh and England Relat ons.Healso had good relations with Mustafa Kemal Atat¨¹rk who founder of the Turkish Republic and its first president. He filled with admirationfor Atat¨¹rk¡¯s personality and his Turkish Revolution. As a one of theEnglish diplomat Loraine, continued to do various speeches andwriting articles about Atat¨¹rk and Turkish Republic, after his missionended in Ankara. Loraine, has been opposite of the various accusationagainst Atat¨¹rk, especially ¡°dictatorship¡± and ¡°anti-religion¡± issues.Because of this, he made a lot of correspond with statesman andauthor also with some formal association about Atat¨¹rk.In our study, Sir Percy Loraine¡¯s autobiography and hisopinion about Atat¨¹rk and Turkey will be expressed to take advantageof English archives documents. %K Sir Percy Loraine %K Mustafa Kemal Atat¨¹rk %K Turkey %K England %K Turkish Revolution %U http://www.turkishstudies.net/sayilar/sayi10/sar£¿¡Àkoyuncude£¿£¿erliesra.pdf