Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal):

Even before accepting the religion of the Arabs, the Turks were a great nation. After accepting the religion of the Arabs, this religion, didn't effect to combine the Arabs, the Persians and Egyptians with the Turks to constitute a nation. (This religion) rather, loosened the national nexus of Turkish nation, got national excitement numb. This was very natural. Because the purpose of the religion founded by Muhammad, over all nations, was to drag to an including Arab national politics.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) Modern

Founder of modern Turkey

Context

A critical historical-religious interpretation of Islam's impact on Turkish national identity.

Date / Period

Approx. 1930s

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