In the aftermath of the Great War and the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey became the most western of the Middle Eastern nations.

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Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk underwent a series of reforms aimed at modernizing and westernizing the country, including replacing the Arabic alphabet with a Latin-based one, adopting Western dress and abolishing the Islamic legal system. Therefore, Turkey became the most westernized of the Middle Eastern nations in the aftermath of the Great War and the breakup of the Ottoman Empire.

In the Aftermath of the Great War and the Breakup