Zübeyde Hanım
mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1857–1923)
Zübeyde Hanım (1857 – 14 January 1923) was the mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. She was the only daughter of the Hacısofular family which included her two brothers. Zübeyde was born in Langada village (now in Thessaloniki regional unit), Ottoman Empire in 1857 as the daughter of a Turkish peasant. The Hacısofular family migrated to Macedonia after the collapse of the Karamanids.
Early life
Zübeyde Hanım was born in 1857 in Lagkadas to a Turkish family, and according to other sources, she was of Turkic Yörük origin. Some alleged that she was of Slavic origin (Pomak/Torbeš) ancestry. It has been also claimed by some historians that she was of Albanian descent. Zübeyde spent her early life on a farm in what is today southern Albania, the daughter of a small tenant. She was described as blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and of robust stature. This ethnic background is believed to have influenced her son, Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk.
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