Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal wanted to modernize Turkish life because he wanted he wanted his country to have a new sense of dignity, Equality, and Happiness. But after more than 3 centuries of their high achievement, the Ottoman Empire had declined it from 17th to the early 20th Century. Atatürk tried to resolve it by leading his country out of the crumbling past into a brave new future. In Mustafa's program of modernization, secular Government and Education had played a major role. As he was making religious faith a matter individual conscience. Atatürk created secular system in Turkey, in this system a large amount of Moslem and the small Christian and Jewish were free to practice their faith. On the other hand, Turkey unlike the other countries- has fully secular institutions. This leader inspired freedom and equality for all. Secular is someone who is not a clergyman or is a professional person. In addition Secular is also has another meaning someone that is Not religious.