What were the negative things Ataturk did to create a strong Turkish nation?

Everyone celebrates the great things Ataturk did but then there is little mention of the bad things he did that hurt the nation of Turkey. Could someone elaborate on his negative changes towards Turkey.What were the negative things Ataturk did to create a strong Turkish nation?Creating a nation always means more nationalism and violence against different identities. Ataturk didn't avoid that (for example the case of Armenians). Have in mind that the ottoman empire used to be very tolerant to different cultures and religions. In every big city (Istanbul, Thessaloniki, Izmir etc) there was a unique coexistence of languages and traditions. Unfortunately the rise of nationalism destroyed that spirit and even today the balkans are a place of conflicts and unrest.
What were the negative things Ataturk did to create a strong Turkish nation?
Ataturk disregarded the religious values of the people of Turkey when introducing and enforcing laws. Ataturk changed the arabic alphabet into Latin. In one day all the scholars became illiterate. Arabic scripts didn't prevent the arabs from excelling, why would it prevent Turkey?

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What were the negative things Ataturk did to create a strong Turkish nation?
And it wasn't even transitional, It all happened in one day. No one was allowed to read arabic text. This law did the very opposite of what Ataturk was claiming to do; it was demodernising Turkey.Men were forced to replace their headwear which signified that they were muslims, with the European cap.

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We must keep in mind that the islamic attire was not simply accessories they were representations of their religions. With this the arabic azzan was also forced to to be recited in Turkish instead of the original arabic form, taking away the spirit of the call to prayer.

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these were like the ambassadors of islam which were one by one eliminated by Ataturk, always under the mask of modernisation. Supposedly, he introduced democracy however what sort of democracy has only one party professing their own values, not the values of the majority: the people of Turkey.

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What an interesting take on democracy Ataturk had. He also disregarded the Kurdish community. He stripped them of their identity, disallowing them from talking in their native tongue. He denied that there was a distinct nationality-Kurds living in Turkey.

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The Kurds revolted with terrorrism which is the result of so many innocent deaths in turkey even today. Why dont Turks mention this? Years and years of propaganda, brainwashing and an army which still operates to oppress anyone who dares to speak the truth about Ataturk.

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