What changed in Turkey as a direct result of Ataturk's efforts? * (1 Point)
Quotations Attributed to Kemal Atatürk

“We must liberate our concepts of justice, our laws and legal institutions from
the bonds which hold a tight grip on us although they are incompatible with
the needs of our century.
Social Reforms
*The major challenge facing us is to elevate our national life to the highest
level of civilization and prosperity."
The New Language
“The cornerstone of education is an easy system of reading and writing. The
key to this is the new Turkish alphabet based on the Latin script."
Women's Rights
"Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women."
Source: "Atatürk: Creator of Modern Turkey," Columbia University Turkish Students
Association online (adapted)
Turkey's government was dominated by religious leaders.
Communist forces seized power in Turkey.
Turkey adopted a more Western culture,
Human rights were denied in Turkey.