Ülkü Adatepe

Ülkü Adatepe
Ülkü Adatepe
Born	November 27, 1932; Ankara, Turkey
Died	August 1, 2012 (aged 79); Sakarya, Turkey
Other names	Ülkü Çukurluoğlu
Spouses	Fethi Doğançay; Yeşua Bensusen; Emin Öke Adatepe;
Children	2 (with Doğançay)
Parents	Mehmet Tahsin Çukurluoğlu (father); Vasfiye Çukurluoğlu (mother);

Mustafa Kemal teaching the new Turkish alphabet to Ülkü, 1936

Ülkü Adatepe (born Ülkü Çukurluoğlu; November 27, 1932 – August 1, 2012) was the youngest adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Her interactions with Atatürk were often featured in Turkish media, contributing to the depiction of Atatürk as the "father of Turks" For example, the cover of the Alfabe textbook featured Ülkü studying with Atatürk.^[2]

She died in a road accident in 2012.^[3]

References

^ İkinci Evliliği ve Yarattığı Tepkiler. Atatürk'ün Manevi Kızı Ülkü, Rıfat N. Bali
^ "İhap Hulusi'nin 110. Yaşgünü, KentHaber". Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ "Atatürk'ün manevi kızı trafik kazasında hayatını kaybetti!". Akşam. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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[1] İkinci Evliliği ve Yarattığı Tepkiler. Atatürk'ün Manevi Kızı Ülkü, Rıfat N. Bali

[2] "İhap Hulusi'nin 110. Yaşgünü, KentHaber". Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2009.

[3] "Atatürk'ün manevi kızı trafik kazasında hayatını kaybetti!". Akşam. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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