DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MIDDLE EAST
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Islamic religious forces
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republicans
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industrialists
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nationalists from India
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Detailed explanation-1: -The adoption of the Latin script and the purging of foreign loan words was part of Atatürk’s program of modernization. The two important features were sought, which were the democratization and activate secularism. Turkish had been written using a Turkish form of the Perso-Arabic script for a thousand years.
Detailed explanation-2: -He made primary education free and compulsory, opening thousands of new schools all over the country. He also introduced the Latin-based Turkish alphabet, replacing the old Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Turkish women received equal civil and political rights during Atatürk’s presidency.
Detailed explanation-3: -Atatürk believed that religion is an important institution: Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive. Yet it is also very important to note that religion is a link between Allah and the individual believer.
Detailed explanation-4: -What ways did Ataturk try to modernize Turkey? Banned traditional dress; Women held office and vote; Latin not Arabic alphabet; Adopted the metric system.