Mustaf Kemal and the modernization of Turkey

Secularism was the seperation of religion and state. Also it meant seperating religion from everything and getting rid of the restaints that religion puts on thinking. This allowed for more ideas to be relized since they did not to worry about their religious beliefs limiting them.
Mustafa Kemal a.k.a Atatuk which meant father of the turks was the person who helped Turkey get their independence from the Ottoman empire. Atatuk first appered as a general in 1915, and faught off any invaders and after some impressive victories in 1923 Turkey got thier independence and the Republic of Turkey was created. He served as the president for 15 years until his death in 1938.
Atatuk made many changes to the government as well as the social society. He introduced the idea of Secularism which was the abloishment of relgion from all laws. Then he added a new Civil Code, Penal Code and Buisness law. He also made everybody rich or poor equal to the leagal system.In the social scene girls didn't have to wear veils and the calendar was changed to the western style instead of the Islamic calendar. Also the people got to pratice their faith without fear of consequence.