Mustafa Kemal (atartuk) and the Modernization of Turkey.

Mustafa Kenmal was a military leader before he became the president. He fought for the independence of Turkey which was known as the Ottoman Empire before World War I. The Ottoman Empire was a country full of religious Muslims before Turkey got its independence. Mustafa became the 1st president of Turkey for 15 years. During the time he wanted to modernize the people of Turkey. He wanted his people to dress more like the Europeans and American. He though his people was behind time and were being ignorant to change in the world. He wanted the people to be more secular meaning and less religious. One thing Mustafa was really know for was banning the Fez. The fez was a hat which Muslims wore and he though it was symbol of not wanting to change because of old religious ways.