The Ottoman Empire
Season 1
Ep 35. The Emergence of the Turkish Republic
- TV-PG
- May 26, 2017
- 32 min
Under Mustafa Kemal, Islamic tradition was seen as an obstacle to joining European civilization. How did Kemal and the Turkish Parliament approach the daunting task of transforming the imperial heartland into the Turkish Republic? How are Turks today wrestling with their Ottoman legacy?