emal (Ataturk) 1881-1938 was a general and a war hero in Turkey, He wanted Turkey in order to give his nation a new senses of diginity, equality and happiness. In his modernization secular government and education played a major role in people's life. This brought him to have a Secular System in Turkey were most of the Christian and Jewish people were free to pratice their faith. He believed that Turkey had to change to survive. His changes were that Islamic law was replaced with a new law code, based on European models. The Muslim calendar was replaced with the western (Christian) one. He really reformed the Turkey nation, Ataturk built roads, railrods, and factories. In 1933, Ataturk said " I look to the world with an open heart full of pure feelings and friendship." He was a real hero in Turkey because everybody admired him who definitly threw off the European dominations. By this time the government of Turkey reamins secular, but some Islamic groups works strongly for a return. The name Ataturk meant "father of the Turks." On November 10, 1983, due to an illness of a few months, the national liberator and the Father of modern Turkey died. His legacy to his people and to the world still endures.Secular: Having to do with worldly rather than religious matters. Not having any connection with religion.
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