1. “Atatürk Created a New Country”
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
“Atatürk Created a New Country”

2. Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK was the founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic

3. On 16th May, 1919, M.Kemal left İstanbul and he began the struggle for independence

4. He invited delegates from every part of Anatolia to congresses in Erzurum and Sivas

5. At the end of the War of Independence, the father of Turks created a new country, Turkey

6. He abolished the Caliphate
On 3rd March, 1924
He abolished the Caliphate

7. He wore a hat in Kastamonu for the first time.
On 24th August, 1925
He wore a hat in Kastamonu for the first time.

8. He abolished the fez and veil
On 25th November, 1925
He abolished the fez and veil

9. He changed the calender system
On 26th December, 1925
He changed the calender system

10. He adopted the Latin Alphabet
On 1st November, 1928
He adopted the Latin Alphabet