Nothing is as it appears, my dear friend. Ataturk's much talked about and touted secularism was only in public and political life, privately he was a devoted Muslim. He popularized the Turkish translation of the Quran so that normal Turks could understand the meaning rather than read without knowing.
He was burnt from Arab betrayal, so he tried to move Turkish society in the direction toward modernization and away from Arab/clergy toxic influence and stagnation. Hijab ban came after the 1980 coup and was not the result of Ataturk.
Khilafat was long gone before Ataturk, our blessed Khalifah was an prisoner in his own home, controlled totally by the British and French, who forced him to cede more Muslim lands to Kuffar day by day. Turks watched helplessly as foreign forces divided up Anatolia amongst them. Ataturk was the Gazi whom we needed at the time, fresh from Gallipolli (Çanakkale,) he rallied Turks against the invaders and drove them out of the Turkish homeland.
Khalifah and Mufti e Azam were a relic of the past and had to be let go to build a new country and fight back against the Kuffar forces.
Some of us Pakistanis also believe in Pan-Turkism brother. Why should not Turks around the world be part of one nation? it just makes logical sense. Don't forget that some of us are Turks too. It is analogous to how some of us Pakistanis want to merge with Afghanistan.
Finally, Yasir Qazi (Qadhi) is a CIA asset. I love his historical lectures on seerah and the sahabah, but whenever he talks about politics or modern events, I tune him out.
My brother, I try to stay neutral and judge someone by what they write. Everything which you wrote is quite sensible and logical. I am sorry that your welcome here has been so bad.
@Itachi is a friend and good guy, but he can be rather blunt and in your face. If it makes you feel any better, he has caused untold suffering on Chinese members for his strong stance on the Uyghur issue.
I think he is not as forceful as he lets on. I know in Turkey criticizing Ataturk is a big deal, similar to Quaid e Azam in Pakistan. The two were actually quite similar.
By the way brother, do you know any good books in English I can read about Ataturk's life from a Turkish perspective?