1)
Before Kemal Pasha's reign, Turkey
was known as an Islamic nation.
2)
The Sultan had complete control
over religious and political sectors.
3)
Kemal Pasha, after coming to power,
declared Turkey to be a secular nation.
4)
He began reforming the conservative
and superstitious people of the nation by bringing in modern dress code,
registration of marriage, declaration of Sunday to be the weekly holiday
instead of Friday.
5)
Education was freed from the
religious restrictions and modernized by the introduction of various branches
of science.
6)
Women were allowed to attain
education and enter job field.
7)
He followed the Western judicial
system by appointing judges on the basis of merit.
8)
As Turkey was an agricultural
nation, efforts were made for improvement in agriculture.
9)
Farmers were taught modern
scientific techniques of farming at various agricultural colleges.
10)
Seeds and fertilizers were provided
to the farmers by the government.
11)
Thus, Turkey became independent in
food grain production.
In
this way, Turkey became a developing nation under Kemal Pasha