Dear friend,
Kemal Ataturk has just died and some people are happy and some people are not. I am somewhat happy and somewhat not very happy. I am not happy because about 13 years ago he banned thewearing of fezzes. All men were mad because the fez is the stile. The women are mad to because Kemal Ataturk banned the wearing of the veils. Kemal Ataturk was our new president and wanted to make everybody wear western style clothing. He moved the capitol from Istanbul to Ankara. He made the alphabet like the Roman alphabet. Kemal Ataturk, three month after the change in the alphabet, he wanted all newspapers, street signs,and books to be printed in the new alphabet. Kemal Ataturk is a president but he is also a dictator. Back to the woman and men, kemal Ataturk wanted to not only change the way everybody dressed but also the way they lived. Kemal Ataturk ordered the girls to go to school out of their home. The women finally got the right to get jobs in businesses and the government. Women were also given the right to vote. My friends and the people I work with always like going to pray. I still don’t really appreciate what he had done to Turkey and some people agree. Now you know the history of Kemal Ataturk.
From,
Nathan
