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How Ataturk Changed Turkey Forever
Year 11 historical investigation

How did Ataturk change Turkey forever?

Section A: Plan of Investigation
In 1923 the 500 year old Ottoman Empire collapsed and from its ashes arose the Turkish republic led by Mustafa Kemal pasha who was later know as Ataturk (father of the Turks). With this new revival came many changes. The new nation was changed from Islamic to secular; the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and in its place came The Turkish republic, and many changes in the economic, political, religious, and social sphere came to be. In this assignment I will focus on how Ataturk changed turkey forever.
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Section B: Summary of Investigation
Social:
* In 1924 the Turkish women’s union was formed (Habibi,etal.2010) * In 1924 most religious schools and tarikat mekteps were closed down.(Shaw.1977) * In 1926 the Gregorian calendar replaced the Islamic lunar calendar. (Habibi,etal.2010) * In 1928 a new Latin Turkish alphabet replaced the out dated Ottoman Arabic script. (Habibi,etal.2010) * In 1930 women were given rights to vote. (Habibi,etal.2010) * Abolition of shariah courts.( Habibi,etal.2010) * 1925 hat law: Banning of traditional headgear i.e. fez, the turban, the veil. (Habibi,etal.2010) * 1934 prohibited garments law: banned religious clothing .i.e. turbans and veils. Women were strongly discouraged to wear traditional clothing. (Habibi,etal.2010) * Schools became free and compulsory. (Habibi,etal.2010) * Changing of the adhan from Arabic to Turkish along with the Quran.( Habibi,etal.2010) * Changing of Friday to Sunday as the day of rest.
Political:
* 1921: the Turkish Constitutional law of 1921 which outlines the basic laws from 1921 to 1924.( Shaw.1977) * 1922: Abolition of sultanate(Habibi,etal.2010) * Constitution law of 1924, replacing that of 1921(Shaw.1977) * 1924 constitution: sovereignty lay with the people who elected a president from a One-party system.(

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