▁new ▁organization ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁liter acy ▁drive ▁was ▁" M illet ▁me kte pl eri ". ▁ ▁National ▁Education ▁Minister ▁Must af a ▁N ec ati ▁Bey ▁passed ▁the ▁" National ▁School s ▁Direct ive " ▁( Direct ive ) ▁ 7 2 8 4 ▁dated ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁every ▁Turkish ▁citiz en ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 6 – 3 0 ▁( only ▁primary ▁education ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁mand atory ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁had ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Mil let ▁M ek te pl eri ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁mand atory . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁two ▁stages . ▁At at ür k ▁became ▁the ▁General ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁( group ▁I ) ▁schools ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁" pr incipal ▁t utor " ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁schools ▁( te acher ▁training ▁schools ) ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁teaching , ▁course ▁requirements , ▁the ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁class rooms , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁for ▁propag anda ▁purposes , ▁the ▁documents ▁of ▁those ▁schools ▁were ▁successfully ▁established . ▁The ▁active ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁people ▁by ▁At at ür k ▁himself , ▁with ▁many ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁teaching ▁the ▁new ▁alphabet , ▁was ▁successful , ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁stage . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁( 1 9 2 8 ), ▁ 2 0 , 4 8 7