What did Mustafa Kemal do?

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He overthrew the sultan, defeated western occupation forces and declared Turkey a republic. He replaced Islamic law with a new law code based on European models. He replaced the Muslim calendar with the western (Christian) one. He told people to wear western dress. He set up state schools. He replaced Arabic script with the western (Latin) alphabet. Women no longer had to wear veils and were allowed to vote. They could work outside their homes. Turkey was industrialized by building roads, railroads and factories.
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