When the calendars showed December 2018, bookstore windows were adorned with A. M. Celal Şengör’s book on Atatürk: The Genius Dictator.

The dictatorship of Mustafa of Salonica, Atatürk, was certain, but his genius was a controversial subject.

However, his dictatorship was not the only feature that was indisputably certain.

His womanizing, like his dictatorship, was beyond any debate.

Because womanizing meant modernity and civilization.

And the womanizer from Salonica had declared, “The most correct, the most true sect is the sect of civilization.”

The womanizer Atatürk had clarified this great discovery in the field of sectarianism with his “aphorism” to Kâzım Karabekir Pasha, which stated, “Those who have religion and honor cannot win, they are condemned to remain poor. Therefore, we must first abolish the concept of religion and honor.”

Therefore, womanizing (we are not as frank as Atatürk; we prefer the word womanizing instead of dishonesty) could be evaluated as a revolutionary and progressive step towards removing one of the obstacles in front of Turkey’s development and the nation’s enrichment.

Here, the equation of “The more womanizing, the more wealth” came into play as the great discovery of Atatürkism.

In this respect, it can be thought that womanizing, within the framework of Celal Şengör-style contemplation and scientificity, is a brilliant manifestation of Atatürk’s leadership. Likewise, it can be concluded that the womanizer from Salonica set an example for society with his lifestyle.

Therefore, we believe that the text in your hands deserves to be accepted as a contribution, however insufficient and modest, to the “genius” probing and searching efforts that Şengör attempted to carry out with his book.