Murat Sururi Özbülbül: Alongside Atatürk's Military Genius, His Economic Genius

In an evaluation article he penned, author Murat Sururi Özbülbül drew attention to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's vision in the field of economy alongside his military and political successes. Addressing the steps taken during the transition process of Ottoman society from an agricultural structure to an industrial society, Özbülbül emphasized the importance of the educational revolutions and the Law on Measures published in the Official Gazette on April 4, 1931.

In an article he wrote, Murat Sururi Özbülbül stated that while Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's military and political genius generally stands out in the public eye, what truly surprised him was his economic genius. Stating that Ottoman society possessed an archaic agricultural structure in terms of production and competitiveness, the author conveyed that deep-rooted steps were taken to transform this structure.

The author noted that the alphabet and language revolutions were not merely cultural moves, but also aimed to rapidly create the qualified labor force required by an industrial society. It was stated that this transformation in the field of education constituted the basis of social modernization moves.

Drawing attention to the fact that standardization is one of the most fundamental elements of industrial production, Özbülbül stated that there was no order during the Ottoman period to ensure this unity. It was recalled that with the Law on Measures published in the Official Gazette on April 4, 1931, old measurement units that varied by region were abolished and a transition was made to the international metric system.