Mustafa Kemal’s alcohol addiction and his manner of relations with women are significant sub-problems that must be examined within the framework of character analysis of famous historical figures. Certain negative consequences have emerged from these two specific characteristics. For instance, in the Çankaya Presidential Residence, strippers and male belly dancers were made to perform in a manner inconsistent with the gravity of the presidential office. The French Ambassador’s daughter was kissed during an official ball; the Ambassador left the ball with his daughter, and Turkish-French diplomatic relations were pulled back from the brink of a bizarre crisis. Under the influence of alcohol, even the bombardment of Uşak was ordered. Although these and similar historical realities have not been extended to the public, Mustafa Kemal has been "sanctified" through the officialization of the Kemalist partisan narrative. Moreover, by enacting a law specific to an individual, a kind of Barrier of Dhu al-Qarnayn has effectively been drawn between the public and the truths that serve as evidence that the "cherished" memory of Mustafa Kemal is not "cherished" at all.

Due to Law No. 5816 on Crimes Committed Against Atatürk, which was enacted in 1951 based on the expert advice of Ernst Eduard Hirsch, a Jewish professor at Ankara University—despite his expertise being in commercial law rather than criminal law—it is exceptionally difficult to examine and evaluate Mustafa Kemal, a historical figure, properly and with scientific criteria. This work aims to establish that the aforementioned two sub-problems are undeniable. In this respect, verbatim quotations have been made from primary and secondary sources but interpreted as little as possible; reaching a correct judgment is left to the discretion of the readers.