Thread:Othmann/@comment-35278052-20180409112448

You don't love Turkey, nor Turkish traditions if you don't like saviour of the country. Ignoring all the good things he did and simply focusing on a single thing he did is pure ignorance.

What Mustafa Kemal ATATURK did do for a reason: 1. Install secularism 1.1 Installment of secularism was done to prevent religious and sectarian disorder and ensurement of the existing religious minorities (Orthodox Armenians, Atheists, Yazidis, Jews etc.). That not being the only reason, but also difference in sects across the country. Only 65% of the country is Sunni and only 72% of that sunni population is Hanafi. Religion in government would be chaos as it is impossible to represent all religions and sects in a government. State neutrality on religion is the best for such religiously divided countries as Turkey. 1.2 Secularism didn't refrain anyone from practicing their religion and actually ended religious violence and discrimination.

2. Hagia Sophia wasn't turned into a museum for no reason. After Istanbul's occupation and bombardment by the British navy, the building, whose last repair was 89 years ago, was unusable and could collapse at any time. Repairing the building for such a high price was pointless, and Konstantinniye (now Istanbul) was so extravagant in mosques that they were barely used. The city needed to invest money into education and health services, plus infrastructure, not new religious buildings.

What Mustafa Kemal Ataturk did do that you don't know: -Preserve the country's dependence on itself by winning a war of independence against the world's greatest powers under his leadership without any support. -Move the country closer to modern and more acceptable values. -Industrialise the country succesfuly, heavily rise the lifespan, increase literacy from 12% to 54% in just 3 months and many other HDI-improving actions. -Build much-needed railroads connected to all province centres and major district centres.

Heck, do I need to count more, you ignorant Islamist?  