, ▁and ▁placed ▁his ▁sever ed ▁head ▁on ▁a ▁pole ▁with ▁a ▁green ▁flag ▁before ▁par ading ▁through ▁town ▁with ▁it . ▁Two ▁municipal ▁watch men ; ▁Bek ç i ▁Has an ▁and ▁Bek ç i ▁ Ş ev ki ▁were ▁also ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁demonstr ators . ▁Several ▁ri ot ers ▁were ▁also ▁killed . ▁ ▁Government ▁reaction ▁The ▁new ▁republic an ▁government ▁of ▁Turkey ▁was ▁shock ed ▁by ▁the ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁religious ▁fer vor ▁and ▁by ▁how ▁readily ▁it ▁was ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁some ▁Tur ks , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁completely ▁ant ith et ical ▁to ▁sec ular ism . ▁A ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁was ▁declared ▁and ▁courts - mart ial ▁were ▁established ▁which ▁met ed ▁out ▁sentences ▁r anging ▁from ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁gall ows ▁or ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁to ▁one ▁years ▁conf in ement . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁several ▁acqu itt als . ▁S uf i ▁members ▁were ▁arrested ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁Furthermore , ▁it ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁sec ular ism ▁was ▁taking ▁hold ▁neither ▁as ▁quickly ▁nor ▁as ▁deeply ▁as ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁have ▁liked . ▁This ▁sp ur red ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁action , ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁a ▁more ▁ag gress ive ▁sec ular ization ▁re forms ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Men emen ▁incident . ▁The ▁government ▁carried ▁out ▁this ▁policy ▁by ▁attempting ▁to ▁national ise ▁Islam ▁through ▁performing ▁the ▁Ad han ▁( T urk ish : ▁Ez an ) ▁or ▁call ▁to ▁prayer , ▁in ▁Turkish ▁rather ▁than ▁Arab ic . ▁The ▁government