Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal's help modernize Turkey and made it more secular (not religious) by changing their daily dress . He claimed the people would be more civilized if they change their costume of Turan. He said there new dress should be: boots or shoes on their feet, trousers on their legs, shirt and tie, jackets and waist caosts and a brim on their head called a hat. Another plan Ataturk had to modernize the country was to prevent the undermindment of women. He said they should not put themeselves in further ridicule and treat women equally. Kemal had another plan to modernize turkey. He created new letters for the language. He claimed that the people were to learn it quickly and teach others.