Ataturk abolished the religious power of the sultanate, declaring Turkey a secular state, making religious schools and courts illegal. He banned the wearing of the fez and encouraged the wearing of western style dress for both me and women. Compulsory head covering for women was abolished, and western calender introduce to replace the complicated one already in use. He saw that education was the keystone oh his reforms, and made schooling compulsory, at the same time replacing the Arabic script that was in use with the Latin alphabets. He went from village to village with a blackboard and a chalk, teaching the people. He also abolished Islamic Law. These were the qualities of Ataturk which made him a successful leader of Turkey.
Kemal Ataturk
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Ataturk became the president of Turkey when the country became a republic and a new government was instituted.
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In Istanbul, Turkey
Led by Kemal Ataturk, Turkey became a modern secular nation and westernized immensely.
Ismet Inonu was the leader of Turkey during WW2.
Ataturks reforms in turkey led him to ?
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The father and first leader of the modern day Turkish Republic was Kemal Ataturk. Ataturk enacted sweeping reforms that included secularization (separating Islamic religious affairs from the state) and standardizing Latin script.
Ataturk Airport is the main international airport that serves the area of Istanbul, Turkey. The airport opened in 1924 on the European side of Istanbul and was named Ataturk in 1980 in honour of the first president of Turkey.
Kemal Ataturk changed part of Turkey\'s laws to be able to bring about much needed reforms.