Mustaf Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal was a Turkish soldier, a nationalist leader, and a statesman. He was also known as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which means father of the Turks. He was born in the year 1881 and died on the year 1938. Mustafa was the first man who founded the republic of Turkey and became its first president at the year 1923 to 1938. Mustafa was just an ordinary man but achieve a lot in his life.
Mustafa was a good and brave soldier who fought in Libya against Italy in 1911 and 1912 in which he was promoted to the rank major, in November 1911. Mustafa had a great leadership that he achieved one of his goal of organizing the defense of the Dardanelles during the Balkan Wars, which was at the year 1912 to 1913. During World War I, Mustafa made a military reputation at Gallipoli in the Gallipoli Campaign in the year 1915 where he also was given command of a special army group and then appointed inspector of the Third Army in Anatolia on May 19. And after that, he was then famous of sta uniting the Turkish national movement and creating an army for defense.
Mustafa became known well for winning decisive battles against Greek forces at Sakarya in August 1921, and Dumlupinar in August 1922. After the great war or WW I, Mustafa led the Turkey. Mustafa felt concerned about Turkey and not only because of its country but also the people living there. Turkey was a very traditional Islamic country before where Mustafa wanted the people in Turkey to be not concerned of religion. And so then because of that, he isolated the country from religion and religous activities by changing the country to a modern figure. This was one of the ways he modernized Turkey.
After that, Mustafa planned and created a secular constitution in Turkey by removing the sultan from its position and power. So then he was able to give the women in Turkey the power and rights. By the way, secular means not religious or concerned with religion.
Moreover, Mustafa inspired the men to give up their 'fez', which is a traditional Muslim hat and wear a brimmed Panama hat.
As months went by, many religious leaders or people in Turkey were stunned and shocked by these changes that happened, which was all about the achievement of this great man named Mustafa Kamal had made.
Mustafa not only did this to women and men and some other parts of Turkey, he modernized the whole country and also attempted and taught the Turks to practice and adopt Western culture.
Mustafa created nationalism in Turkey that built its essence of the way it is now. Turkey couldn't be this country if not for Mustafa Kamal. He was a very successful man, and his name left valuable memories and couldn't be forgotten by the turks.
Mustafa was a good and brave soldier who fought in Libya against Italy in 1911 and 1912 in which he was promoted to the rank major, in November 1911. Mustafa had a great leadership that he achieved one of his goal of organizing the defense of the Dardanelles during the Balkan Wars, which was at the year 1912 to 1913. During World War I, Mustafa made a military reputation at Gallipoli in the Gallipoli Campaign in the year 1915 where he also was given command of a special army group and then appointed inspector of the Third Army in Anatolia on May 19. And after that, he was then famous of sta uniting the Turkish national movement and creating an army for defense.
Mustafa became known well for winning decisive battles against Greek forces at Sakarya in August 1921, and Dumlupinar in August 1922. After the great war or WW I, Mustafa led the Turkey. Mustafa felt concerned about Turkey and not only because of its country but also the people living there. Turkey was a very traditional Islamic country before where Mustafa wanted the people in Turkey to be not concerned of religion. And so then because of that, he isolated the country from religion and religous activities by changing the country to a modern figure. This was one of the ways he modernized Turkey.
After that, Mustafa planned and created a secular constitution in Turkey by removing the sultan from its position and power. So then he was able to give the women in Turkey the power and rights. By the way, secular means not religious or concerned with religion.
Moreover, Mustafa inspired the men to give up their 'fez', which is a traditional Muslim hat and wear a brimmed Panama hat.
As months went by, many religious leaders or people in Turkey were stunned and shocked by these changes that happened, which was all about the achievement of this great man named Mustafa Kamal had made.
Mustafa not only did this to women and men and some other parts of Turkey, he modernized the whole country and also attempted and taught the Turks to practice and adopt Western culture.
Mustafa created nationalism in Turkey that built its essence of the way it is now. Turkey couldn't be this country if not for Mustafa Kamal. He was a very successful man, and his name left valuable memories and couldn't be forgotten by the turks.
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