Explain how Mustafa Kemal (aka: Ataturk) modernized Turkey and made it more secular. What changes did he make? Also define secular. Mustafa Kemal modernized Turkey by telling the Turks to wear clothing that the westeners wear and that they should be less religious than they were. He thought that it would help them out. He told the men that they shouldn't wear the fez but they should wear a brimmed hat. He also wanted them to wear boots or shoes, trousers, shirt and tie, jacket and waistcoat. He wanted the Turks to be more civilized than they already were. He thought that this would make them better people. Secular means things that are pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal.
Picture of Fez
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