Secularism in Turkey
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In Turkey, secularism or laicism was first introduced with the 1928 amendment of the Constitution of 1924, which removed the provision declaring that the "Religion of the State is Islam", and with the
The Republic Protests took place in 2007 in support of the Kemalist ethos, avowing state secularism, against the perceived Islamization of Turkey under the ruling Justice and Development Party.
One-party period was marked with sweeping reforms for women
Abdullah Gül's wife, Hayrünnisa Gül became the first hijabi first lady in Turkish history
Portret van de Turkse leider Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in westers
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal and statesperson who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938. He led sweeping re
Secularism in Turkey
…of 1924, which removed the provision declaring that the "Religion of the State is Islam", and with the later reforms of Turkey's first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which set the administrative and political requirements to create a modern, democratic, secular state, aligned with Kemalism. Nine years after its…
Atatürk in 1932
The house where Atatürk was born in the Ottoman city of Salonica, now a museum
Atatürk's identity document with serial number 993 814
Cevat Pasha and Mustafa Kemal on the daily Tasvîr-i Efkâr dated 29 October 1915