, ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe , ▁and ▁NAT O . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁European ▁organis ations ▁for ▁sports ▁and ▁cultural ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁UEFA ▁and ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est . ▁ ▁Arg uments ▁over ▁reform ▁or ▁revolution ▁ ▁The ▁Turkish ▁name ▁for ▁At at ür k ' s ▁Re forms ▁literally ▁means ▁" At at ür k ' s ▁Revolution s ", ▁as , ▁strictly ▁speaking , ▁the ▁changes ▁were ▁too ▁prof ound ▁to ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁mere ▁' re forms '. ▁It ▁also ▁reflect s ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁those ▁changes , ▁implemented ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁during ▁the ▁Single - Part y ▁period , ▁were ▁more ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁att itudes ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁progress ive ▁el ite ▁than ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁popul ace ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁centuries ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁stability ▁– ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁conv ince ▁a ▁people ▁so - condition ed ▁of ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁such ▁far - re aching ▁changes ▁would ▁test ▁the ▁political ▁courage ▁of ▁any ▁government ▁subject ▁to ▁multi - party ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Military ▁and ▁the ▁republic ▁▁ ▁Not ▁only ▁were ▁all ▁the ▁social ▁institutions ▁of ▁Turkish ▁society ▁re organ ized , ▁but ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁were ▁replaced ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁new , ▁sec ular ▁state ▁ide ology ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁K em al ism , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁Turkish ▁republic . ▁Since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁the ▁Turkish ▁military ▁has