Atatürk's reforms
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Atatürk's reforms were a sweeping series of political, social, cultural, and legal changes in early 20th-century Turkey that transformed the former Ottoman Empire into a secular, modern nation-state.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kemalism | 2 |
| Atatürk reforms | 1 |
| Kemalist modernization program | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural reform program
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legal reform program ⓘ political reform program ⓘ social reform program ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
Westernization of institutions
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creation of a nation-state ⓘ modernization of Turkey ⓘ reduction of religious influence in public life ⓘ secularization of the state ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Turkey
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surface form:
Republic of Turkey
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| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| effect |
creation of a secular legal framework in Turkey
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decline of the Ottoman religious establishment ⓘ expansion of women's rights in Turkey ⓘ strengthening of central state authority ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1930s ⓘ |
| follows | dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abolition of the Caliphate
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abolition of the Sultanate ⓘ adoption of Western-style civil dress codes ⓘ adoption of a secular civil code ⓘ adoption of the Gregorian calendar ⓘ adoption of the Latin alphabet in Turkish ⓘ adoption of the metric system ⓘ banning of religious orders (tariqas) ⓘ closure of religious courts ⓘ closure of religious schools ⓘ introduction of a new civil code based on the Swiss Civil Code ⓘ introduction of a new commercial code based on the German Commercial Code ⓘ introduction of a new penal code based on the Italian Penal Code ⓘ introduction of the Surname Law ⓘ proclamation of the Republic of Turkey ⓘ reform of the Turkish language ⓘ reform of the cultural life ⓘ reform of the economic system ⓘ reform of the education system ⓘ reform of the legal system ⓘ reform of the political system ⓘ replacement of Islamic law with secular law ⓘ unification of education ⓘ women's suffrage reforms ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
nationalism
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populism ⓘ reformism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ secularism ⓘ statism ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Turkish nationalism
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surface form:
Kemalism
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| startTime | 1923 ⓘ |
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Atatürk reforms
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Kemalist modernization program