▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁parliament ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁stating ▁that ▁religion ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁in ▁politics . ▁The ▁question ▁became ▁how ▁this ▁law ▁could ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁country ▁whose ▁sch ol ars ▁are ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁u le ma . ▁K em al ist ▁ide ology ▁w aged ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁super st ition ▁by ▁b anning ▁the ▁practices ▁of ▁the ▁u le ma ▁and ▁prom oting ▁the ▁civil ized ▁way ▁(" western ization "), ▁with ▁establish ing ▁law y ers , ▁teachers , ▁do ctors . ▁ ▁The ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁u le ma ' s ▁social ▁existence ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁dress ▁code . ▁The ▁strateg ic ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁large ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁u le ma ▁over ▁politics ▁by ▁removing ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁social ▁ar ena . ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁perce ived ▁as ▁anti - rel ig ious . ▁K em al ists ▁def ended ▁themselves ▁by ▁stating ▁" I sl am ▁viewed ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁super st ition ▁( non - s cient ific ) ▁non rel ig ious ". ▁The ▁u le ma ' s ▁power ▁was ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁with ▁the ▁conception ▁that ▁sec ular ▁institutions ▁were ▁all ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁religion ; ▁the ▁u le ma ▁were ▁em blem s ▁of ▁religious ▁p iety , ▁and ▁therefore ▁rendering ▁them ▁powerful ▁over ▁state ▁affairs . ▁K em al ists ▁claimed : ▁▁