Monday, February 12, 2007

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a legend and a big hero from what took place in 1914 the world warI.Mustafa became the first president of Turkey. Mustafa thought just because this country was Islamaic that they didnt really have to symbolize it as much. He also wanted his country to be well respected and be seen as just another nation from the west. He was useing Secular ideas which was to be into pertaining to be or to do worldy things instead of being religious or doing spiritual things.Mustafa didnt treally like the idea of being Islamic he thought just because his country was that thet they looked very bad and weaker and less important compared to the other countries he wanted to be the same or better he didnt like the idea at all of being Islamic he so hated it.Mustafa also didn like how the Islamic weared dier colthes they had these clothing that were different to everyone and other people in other countrys.He wanted to wear da colthes dat the eroupean peopoe weared like suits tie hats and the hwole 9 yards but the islamic poeple like to wear these long clothing that looks like a dress and he hated that ideahe wanted evryone to look the same and just like the other country so they can fit in as well.

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