Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

He was the president of Turkey for 15 years, and he goes by the name of "The Father of Turkey". Before being a president Mustafa Kemal was a commander leader because of all his victories and political reformation . Turkey had been formed as a new nation. He believed that there should be a dress code were all the people had to dress and live just like the Europeans. He also established laws which state proper clothing like ties ,pants,shirts, and hats instead of dressing in the certain kind of clothing. they had Legal systems that everyone was equal according to the law. He had improved the agricultural expansion, technological advancement, and industrial growth. His work was very impressive and helped the nation in many different ways.
Secular means to have reference to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual or scared.

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