He believed that a leader should be a role model for a nation. While he was planning to develop Turkish nation, he was the pioneer of the Turkish Revolution. For example, he was the one who used the national products firstly while he was investing industry. He was offering his clothes from the national textile factories. He wore the hat while visiting Kastamonu. He taught Latin Turkish Letters to the public.
It is also valid for the family life model. Before the secular regulation, a man could marry four women according to Islamic application. The women had no rights and education. Most of them were ignorant, even they didn’t know how to write or read. They didn’t have any share in economic life. That’s why, they were like slaves except the role of mother. It was very easy to divorce woman for the man, but the woman couldn’t do it. The marriages were under the men domination. He wanted to change this fact. As he grew up in Balkan region of Europe, he met well-educated and free women in opposite of Anatolian women. He met a young well-educated woman (Miss Latife) in Izmir. She grew up in Europe, and she could speak English. She translated British and other foreign newspapers into Turkish for Mustafa Kemal. She also helped him to send messages to British fleet in Izmir. He was delighted with her assistance. He decided to marry her in order to be a role model for new Turkish public. His wedding ceremony was made in modern style. She was visible with Mustafa Kemal in social life. Her role was the modern Turkish woman. Turkish public was following their leader very carefully (we are still after him). Although this marriage didn’t last long due to her jealous attitudes, it was a good sample for the public.
Always Atatürk..