1923 to 1938
The reforms and the end
Fifteen years as president: the caliphate abolished in 1924, the hat law in 1925, the civil code in 1926, the Latin alphabet in 1928, the surname law in 1934 that makes him Atatürk, the vote for women the same year. He dies at Dolmabahçe Palace in İstanbul on 10 November 1938 at five past nine in the morning.
Mustafa Kemal introducing the new alphabet in Kayseri, 20 September 1928Wikimedia Commons, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Public domain (Mustafa Kemal harf devriminde.jpg)
Atatürk’s funeral procession leaving Dolmabahçe, 19 November 1938Wikimedia Commons, SALTOnline, No restrictions (Atatürk's Funeral, November 19, 1938. (16221077935).jpg)
Mustafa Kemal, İsmet Pasha and Fevzi Pasha leaving the Assembly, 29 October 1929Wikimedia Commons, Unknown author, Public domain (Atatürk TBMM'den çıkarken.jpg)
Sources
- Andrew Mango, Atatürk (1999).
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