▁class rooms ▁were ▁opened ; ▁ 1 , 0 7 5 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁these ▁schools , ▁but ▁only ▁ 5 9 7 , 0 1 0 ▁received ▁the ▁final ▁certificate . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁global ▁economic ▁crisis ▁( Gre at ▁De pression ) ▁there ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁fund ing ▁and ▁the ▁drive ▁last ed ▁only ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁ 1 ▁ ½ ▁million ▁certific ates ▁were ▁presented . ▁The ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁Turkey ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁million , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁mand atory ▁primary ▁education ▁age ▁pup ils ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁covered ▁by ▁this ▁certificate . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁education ▁revolution ▁was ▁successful , ▁as ▁the ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁rose ▁from ▁ 9 % ▁to ▁ 3 3 % ▁in ▁just ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Copy right ▁law ▁and ▁Press ▁ ▁The ▁liter acy ▁reform ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁strength ening ▁the ▁private ▁publishing ▁sector ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁Law ▁on ▁Copy right s ▁and ▁con gress es ▁for ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁copy right , ▁public ▁education ▁and ▁scientific ▁publishing . ▁ ▁C urr icul um ▁sec ular ization ▁▁ ▁Another ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁At at ür k ' s ▁re forms ▁en comp ass ed ▁his ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁Turkish ▁language ▁and ▁history , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁extremely , ▁if ▁not ▁excess ively , ▁pres cript iv ist ▁lingu istic ▁institution , ▁the ▁ ▁Turkish ▁Language ▁Association ▁and ▁Turkish ▁Historical ▁Society ▁for ▁research ▁on