Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey.

After the fall of the Ottaman Empire Mustafa Kemal wanted to make Turkey a modernized Muslim country. He wanted the Turkish people to be considered civilized among their European neighbors. His main focus was on how the people dressed. He got rid of the Fez (A commonly warn red headpeice) and made everyone wear hats. He also wanted the Turkish people to wear pants, shirt, ties and women stopped wearing  veils. He also got rid of the Islamic calendar and replaced it  with the western calendar.