[Turkish women] had lived free of the veil for 5,000 years, and had been covered only in the last 600 years. - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
" "[Turkish women] had lived free of the veil for 5,000 years, and had been covered only in the last 600 years.
About Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1934, Kamâl Atatürk from 1935 to 1937, commonly referred to as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and revolutionary statesman who was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. His benevolent dictatorship undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrializing nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Due to his military and political accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded according to studies as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century.
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