Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal was the leader of the Turks during WW I. Turkey was a traditional Islamic country and Kamal tried to modernize it. He overthrew the sultan and installed a secular constitution which is a non religious composition and gave women power and rights. The people who had ruled Turkey for numerous years were shocked to see the extreme changes. His idea was to Westernize the country and even encouraged men to give up the fez.