Atat�rk, which was his popular name (offhand I believe his real name was something Mustafa -- I'd have to go check). But he'd taken military training in England at Sandhurst and came back to Turkey, in the 1920s, determined to modernize and secularize Turkey. Islamist (or any other religious) party is forbidden under the Turkish constitution. He forbade men to wear the fez (a sign of Islam there, as in Moroco) and he changed the language from which relied on the Arabic alphabet to one that used the Roman alphabet, with a whole chunk of diacritical marks. His adopted name means "Father of the Turk[ish Nation]" The Turkish military steps in if the constitution is violated.
Jon Spencer wrote: > Is that the Turkish version of attaboy? > > Jon > > Geoff FOWLER wrote: > Although, thanks to Ataturk, it should be easier for the Church in > Turkey than in most other Islamic nations. > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
