Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic and its first President, stands as a towering figure of the 20th Century. Among the great leadersof history, few have achieved so much in so short period, transformed the life of a nationas decisively, and given such profound inspiration to the world at large.
This is how the peopel of turkey thought of him as and many other people. Mustaf was a great leader and let his people feel safe. He would destroy the invaders in his country. He got the nick name "Ataturk" which means father of the turks. he got this name for his great military strategies and his great leadership.
Because of his great leadership he led his country to full independence. He also beat all of the odds of winning half of his battles. he put a stop to the Ottoman dynasty that was in works for over 6 centuries. This created the republic of turkey in 1923.
Mustaf was president for 15 years. In his presidency he introduced a lot of new reforms like:
political, social, legal, economic, andcultural spheres. These reforms were so more advanced than any other country. Because of all his acheivements,after he died his people made a monument dedicated to him. All his poeple of Turkey will always have memory for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. secular means: of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal