ATATÜRK’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS RELIGION AND EDUCATION OF RELIGION
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 42
Abstract
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk erased both the Ottoman Empire from history and its many institutions when he founded the new state. The revolutions and reforms that follow the establishment of the Republic are signs of its practice. The sovereignty of religion, which was 600 years old, was abolished, the alphabet was changed, western law system was taken to be used, innovations from measurements to calendar took place in the new state. The most controversial subjects were the reforms in religion and education of religion. Atatürk started the European reform movements in Turkey in Islamic geography. In this context, classical Islamic schools (medrese) and children schools (sıbyan mektepleri) were abolished. Religon courses in schools were gradually removed from the programmes. Imam Hatip Schools and Theology Faculties were closed. Apart from this, caliphate, which is connected with all Islamic World, is dissolved. Koran, call for preyer and sermons turned to be carried out in Turkish. Atatürk imagined to transform Turkey into an European country through religious, social and jural reforms and he managed implement a great put of this while he was alive. Atatürk employed all these reforms gradually with a consideration to social opposition. He also came accross strong resistance. In this, autocratic political structure of the time and his heroism in the war of independence and his being the founder of the new state played an important role.
Authors and Affiliations
Muzaffer DENİZ
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP250560
- DOI 10.17719/jisr.20164216289
- Views 162
- Downloads 0
THE CONTRIBUTION OF TOURISM REVENUES TO TURKEY'S MACRO ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
The tourism sector in both developed and emerging economies are the top of the income generating factors.Today, tourism has become largely invested and growing sector.Tourism regarded as one of the important services sec...
THE HOUSES OF AMASYA CITY IN THE REPUBLIC PERIOD
That is to say, when Amasya houses are built, the buildings which are important contributors to the branding of the city and which are mostly built before the republic come to mind. In the present report, the residences...
AÇIKGÜNEY-KİĞI (BİNGÖL) EARTHQUAKE (03.12.2015) AND ITS EFFECTS
AÇIKGÜNEY-KİĞI (BİNGÖL) EARTHQUAKE (03.12.2015) AND ITS EFFECTSThe aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 that occurred in Açıkgüney-Kiğı, Bingöl, on December 3, 2015. A...
SOME TERMS ABOUT BYZANTINE NAVY
In our country, it grows underwater and maritime research in recentyears.Many finds and shipwrecks have been determined relating to the Byzantine seamanship in Yenikapı excavation and underwater research done in our coun...
TURKISH BOOKS WRITTEN IN OTTOMAN ALPHABET IN THE LIBRARY OF KRAKOW ORIENTAL STUDIES INSTITUTION
Krakow is an important center for Turkology in mid-Europe. Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest in the region (est. 1364), has had Oriental studies since 1919. Therefore, the library of the Oriental Studies Institu...