Thread is not about Ataturk. I ll keep it short.
Ataturk had a vision. But people of Anatolia was illiterate conservative highly Islamic society. In order to create his vision in his mind, he shaked the society so hard, so that we still experience the clashes today. He didnt convince, he dictated.
And the truth was not on the other side. Jumping from one side to other side, that was foreign to society. His successors and their opposition harmed society deeply.
We have been healing our wounds, then Kurdish problem started. Do not ever think foreigners leave you to yourselves, they always meddle in it.