PDF Dosyası - Ankara Üniversitesi Kitaplar Veritabanı

We are now going to concentrate on the Republic of Turkey and howit developed under the guidance of Atatürk. First we vvill give a chronologicalguide to the social changes that occured in Turkey.October 13th, 1923, Ankara vvas declared the capital of Turkey.October 29th, 1923, vvas the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey.Also the election of Mustafa Kemal as First Magistrate.March 3rd, 1924, abolition of the Califate.April 8th, 1924, abolition of the religious courts.February 17th, 1925, abolition of the tithe.September 2nd, 1925, decree closing the tekkes (monasteries) anddissolving the religious orders.November 25th, 1925, lavv compelling the vvearing of hats.December 26th, 1925, adoption of the international calendar.February 17th, 1926, adoption of the nevv Civil Code.October 28th, 1926, first population census.May İst, 1928, adoption of international numerals.November 3rd, 1928, reform of the alphabet.June 5th, 1929, lavv on agricultural credit cooperatives.July 2nd, 1932, first Turkish Historical Congress.July 18th, 1932, entry of Turkey to the League of Nations.September 26th, 1932, first Turkish Language Congress.In 1934 the first five-year industrial plan vvent into practical application.With the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, by 1922 the Turks hadcreated a nevv independent Turkish State. The nevv Turkey had abolishedthe capitulations and signed treaties vvith other States. The country vvasfree to begin a nevv era of progress and reconstruction. In that momentMustafa Kemal proposed a constitutional amendment by vvhich Turkeybecame a Repuclic on October 29th, 1923. This amendment vvas acceptedand Mustafa Kemal vvas elected the first President of the Turkish Republic.283