▁The ▁basic ▁idea ▁was ▁Sultan ate ▁and ▁C ali ph ate ▁were ▁cor rupted ▁government ▁structures ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁( mod ern ) ▁government ▁and ▁administration ▁who ▁would ▁protect ▁all ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ful fill ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁modern ▁Turkish ▁nations . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁Ott oman ▁govern ments ▁were ▁mon opol ized ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁cal i ph s ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁Muslim ▁leaders ▁respect ed ▁by ▁other ▁nations , ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁ob ed ience ▁toward ▁other ▁nations . ▁Re forms ▁were ▁target ed ▁to ▁" the ▁traditional ▁Islam ic ▁leadership " ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁' The ▁national ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁authority ' ▁are ▁in ▁conflict ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁institutions ▁of ▁‘ ul ama ’ ▁called ▁She ikh - al - I sl am ▁and ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ari ' a ▁removed ▁and ▁this ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁their ▁numbers . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁more ▁religious ▁institution ▁which ▁issued ▁fat wa . ▁The ▁abol ition ▁of ▁these ▁official ▁institutions ▁gave ▁a ▁great ▁impact ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁religion ▁among ▁the ▁Turkish ▁people . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁modern ist ▁structures ▁ ▁Modern ist ▁Islam ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁reform ▁towards ▁the ▁modern ization ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Republic . ▁ ▁The ▁so vere ig nt y ▁belongs ▁to