Atatürk's Letter of Appreciation to his French Teacher Nakiyüddin Yücekök and Tahsin Bey;

Atatürk's French teacher, Nakiyüddin Yücekök, after teaching French at the Thessaloniki Military Middle School for 20 years until the eve of the proclamation of the Constitutional Monarchy, he was the Thessaloniki Central Command and then the Liva Command. Not only did he play a major role in the suppression of the March 31st event, but also from time to time, he gave warning suggestions to Talat Pasha, who was the Grand Vizier in the Constitutional Monarchy, starting from the Secretariat of the Thessaloniki PTT Office, and guided him in his successes. Unbeknownst to Mustafa Kemal, who was suspicious of the 31 March Incidents, he entered the post office and collected the telegrams, again, his teacher Nakiyüddin Bey. When his old teacher brought these telegrams to Atatürk:

- "Like you, I was obsessed with the revolving cabinets in Istanbul." and they decide to march to Istanbul together. One day, Yücekök said to little Mustafa Kemal, whom he sensed his superior ability while he was a student:

- "You don't follow this Frenchman." gives advice.

During the holidays, Oda visits the French School of Frers in Thessaloniki. In an article by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu published in the latest issue of Türk Dili Dergisi, he explained how he translated for himself and the linguists around him:

- "French was enough for him." He uses the phrase that there is no doubt that Yücekök has a share in this as a stimulating and nurturing teacher.

This teacher, whom Atatürk commemorated with respect and praise, remained loyal to his revolutions, as well as in his comrade-in-arms and his assistant in his political moves, as well as in the parliamentary position he was brought to with the arrogance of his student, who was loaded with unique abilities. We witness this again with the following article from Atatürk's pen:

 Istanbul

19.8.1928

"Thank you for writing the information you gave about your office (electoral district) in Turkish letters."

Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

There will be many people who used the old letters in these first years of the Alphabet Revolution, as Atatürk attributed his thanks especially to the fact that the report was written in new letters. In addition, he used the term "Turkish Letters" instead of Latin letters in order to reflect the voice of the Turk in the new letters and to comply with his own order.

Source: A A M Atatürk’ün Yetişmesi ve Öğretmenleri, Cemil Sönmez, 2004, ISBN: 975-16-1743-X. Sayfa: 63-65