November 1, 1922--- Abolition of the office of the Ottoman Sultan.
October 29, 1923 --- Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey.
March 3, 1924 --- Abolition of the office of Caliphate held by the Ottoman Caliphate.
November 25, 1925--- Change of headgear and dress
November 30, 1925 --- Closure of religious convents and dervish lodges.
March 1, 1926 --- Introduction of the new penal law.
October 4, 1926 --- Introduction of the new civil code.
November 1, 1928 --- Adoption of the new Turkish alphabet
June 21, 1934 --- Law on family names.
November 26, 1934 --- Abolition of titles and by-names.
December 5, 1934 --- Full political rights, to vote and be elected, to women.
February 5, 1937 --- The inclusion of the principle of laïcité in the constitution.
