Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

To make his nation look modern, he made the fez illegal and told them to wear hats with a brim. He told women to stop wearing the veil and made the Islamic calemdar give way to the Western calendar. Mustafa kemal wanted turkish to civilized and dress worth and appropiate. He made them wear bootsand shoes on their feet, trousers on their legs, shirts, jackets, and hats. He wanted Turkish to be like another Europeon country instead of the muslin traditions.