The general, who offered the father of modern Turkey, Kemal Atatürk, as his model, also seemed to represent a vision for his country that combined economic growth with support for secularizing impulses.
Disant s’inspirer d’Atatürk, le père de la Turquie moderne, le général semblait également incarner pour le pays une vision combinant croissance économique et soutien aux efforts de sécularisation.