In the Land of White Lilies

The book that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk instructed to be included in the school curriculum

Grigory Petrov's masterpiece, The Land of White Lilies, tells the story of the salvation of a nation that turned a harsh geography into paradise with its labor. This epic utopia, which describes how to develop an underdeveloped country together, has become the bedside book of idealist generations. The work, which was read with interest not only in Turkey but also in the Balkan geography, allowed people to evaluate their own country and people through Finland.

Young people, school students, peasants, producers, private entrepreneurs, men and women, everyone who wants to fulfill their humanitarian responsibilities has a lesson to learn from this book. To be a real politician; clergyman, to learn the clergy; Soldiers and officers can take inspiration from this work to know how to be a patriotic soldier. Every member of society can renew their faith in the future with the lessons they can learn from this book, and embrace their hope and determination by seeing that lilies can grow in the swamps.

“If I could, I would give this book to the hands of every passenger traveling between Haydarpaşa and Ankara, and while he was reading the book, I would also have him look at the surrounding villages. “If I were a teacher, I would read pages from Grigory Petrov's book while showing the children the outskirts of my city, making them repeat what is said at home, and showing them the styles of eating, drinking, and dressing.”

-Mehmet Emin Bey, Chairman of the National Education and Discipline Committee -

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Print Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish