Response to mis-characterizations concerning Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (opens original article in a new tab)

Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait responded to an article mischaracterizing Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, defending his reforms as modernizing and supportive of Islam, and criticized the article for factual inaccuracies and inconsistent historical claims.

• Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tûba Nur Sönmez responded to an article mischaracterizing Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• Atatürk's reforms are described as modernizing Islam's role in society and supporting religious institutions
• The ambassador criticized the article for factual inaccuracies and inconsistent historical claims
• Atatürk established the Presidency of Religious Affairs in 1924 and funded Quran translations