Thesis
Although at a cost to opposition, minorities, and traditional Muslims, Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) laid the groundwork for a democratic republic based on Western models. His emergence as Turkey’s leader marked a turning point, transforming the fallen Islamic Ottoman Empire into the Republic of Turkey, a rare and successful Middle Eastern democracy.
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“My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth, and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will, every man can follow his own conscience provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him act against the liberty of his fellow men.” |
Ilona Altman
Junior Division
Junior Division