▁the ▁gra ves ▁of ▁several ▁Turkish ▁soldiers ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁ 2 8 ▁people ▁were ▁h anged ▁by ▁the ▁neck . ▁ ▁Reb ell ion ▁Following ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁La us anne ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁Republican ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁of ▁Turkey ▁purs ued ▁a ▁somewhat ▁liberal ▁policy ▁towards ▁Islam , ▁prom oting ▁sec ular ism ▁while ▁not ▁taking ▁a ▁hard ▁line ▁against ▁Islam ic ▁institutions ▁and ▁practices , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁sec ular ism ▁of ▁their ▁ide ology ▁was ▁already ▁taking ▁root . ▁This ▁confidence ▁was ▁sh aken ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁when ▁Der v ish ▁Me h met ▁E f endi , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Na q sh band i ▁( T urk ish : ▁Nak ş ib endi ) ▁order , ▁created ▁a ▁protest ▁by ▁r ally ing ▁an ▁armed ▁crowd ▁against ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁sec ular ▁government ▁and ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Sh aria ▁and ▁the ▁C ali ph ate . ▁A ▁squad ▁of ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁g arrison ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁qu ell ▁the ▁demonstr ation . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁fired ▁( using ▁wooden ▁bul lets ) ▁upon ▁the ▁demonstr ators ▁and ▁a ▁ri ot ▁en su ed . ▁The ▁crowd ▁then ▁killed ▁and ▁be head ed ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁squad , ▁Lieutenant ▁Must af a ▁Fe h mi ▁Kub il ay