It is said that Atatürk was the only world leader of his time who had enough balls to order the closure of all freemason lodges (even though francoist spain also did this so it's an exaggaration). He did this in 1935. Unfortunately, after his death, his successors were cucks who didn't continue his legacy properly so the lodges were re-opened after a certain point. Still, the masons couldn't operate in Turkey for around 20+ years thanks to him. Here's a little excerpt about this I took from a book:
"Atatürk first brought up his thoughts about the closure of Masonic lodges in 1935, after consulting with his close friends for a long time. The damage done by the masons within the Committee of Union and Progress to Turkey was known to everyone. Atatürk, who knew the Committee of Union and Progress closely, had been thinking of closing the lodges since the foundation of the Republic. İbrahim Arvas, the Van Deputy of the time, expresses Atatürk's approach to the masons as follows in his memoirs:
There were two groups that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk did not like. The first was the converts and the second was the masons... One day, he called the former Deputy of the Court of Justice, Mahmud Esat Bozkurt. He gave him a book explaining the division, organization and conditions of the masons. "Consider this carefully and give an opinion. Give it to the People's Party group chairmanship, attack the masons violently in the group and get them to close it down. You will also have a great share of honor in this work." he said. Group advisor Mahmut Esat Bozkurt gave a statement to the leadership office and asked the chief to read his report. His summary was as follows: "Masonry is nothing but a Jewish sect abroad, what is it doing in our country? Let's close it down with a group decision..."
The following week, Recep Peker came and went up to the podium and gave the following good news: "Friends, as of tomorrow, there will be no freemasonry left in Turkey and all lodges will have been closed..." All hell broke loose in the hall, applause, shouts and "down with the Jewish servants!" sounds were making the ceilings ring. Şükrü Kaya and his friends had vanished into thin air. After the group disbanded, Dr. Mim Kemal at the forefront, the masons in the parliament collectively went to the President. Addressing the President, Mim Kemal said: "Sir, we are already in your state's entourage, but if you become our Supreme Leader, we will circle around you like a moth." President of the Republic: "Well, I have a question, answer me first... Which lodge in Europe do you belong to and what is the name of your letter?"
"We are subject to Genoa and our leader is His Excellency Barca Mishon." he said.
Thereupon, Mustafa Kemal Pasha got angry and addressed them: "Get out of here, go to hell. Jewish servants! My nation gave me the title of hero, am I going to be a servant to a couple of Jews like you? If you do not close all the lodges in Turkey by tonight, I will form a council tomorrow, send you all to the Military Court and have you all hanged. Now get out of here immediately!"
He said, and he kicked them out, and they sent notifications to Izmir, Istanbul and Adana about the situation via telegrams and telephones, and decided to close down all lodges before the morning. In this way, President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk closed all the masonic lodges." (İbrahim Arvas, Tarihi Gerçekler, p.71-72)