Eleni Karinte
Eleni Karinte (Greek: Ελένη Καριντέ) was a Greek[1][2] woman, popularly known as the first love of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Little is known of Mustafa Kemal's relationship with Eleni, who fell in love with him while he was a student in Monastir (Greek: Μοναστήρι, today Bitola). According to the folk story, they exchanged glances while she watched him from her balcony, but her wealthy merchant father did not approve of this relationship, and locked her in the house when she tried to elope. Eftim (Greek: Ευθύμιος) Karinte later took her to Florina, where he tried to marry her off to another man.[3]
In popular culture
The love story inspired a play by Dejan Dukovski, later filmed by Aleksandar Popovski.[4] It has also inspired a monodrama[5] with Nikolina Vasilevska in the role of Eleni.
References
- ↑ "The daughter of a Greek businessman, Eleni..."
- ↑ Lili Marlen Und Die Blinde Ziganka, Lili Buthmann-Cond, BoD – Books on Demand, 2011, ISBN 3842371586, p. 34, (Ger.)
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- ↑ "Eleni's Great Love"
