87 pagesIf Turkey should be the subject of any attempt to understand it?s society or state, one of the best ways to do it; is by focusing on the figure of Atatürk, which has been mythicized by the state itself following his death. That is because Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was the founder of modern Turkey, has a very significant and central role affecting many fields ranging from daily life to politics, and even religious duties. The significance of this myth originates from its modern face, which is reflected in the laic and secular structure of the new Turkish Republic that denied its connection and continuity with the religious Ottoman Empire. On the other hand, Turkish modernization in which the Atatürk myth has a central role is an imp...