Half of the population were who supplied our victorious army, sacrificing their sons and accomplishing great duties such as carrying weaponry to the battlefield during War of Independence, they were never considered inferior. Maybe elsewhere, but not Turkey.

As a Turk proud of his young motherland, I can assure you that what any Turkish women owe today about their role in social life goes to his revolutions that were really hard to do in a Muslim country of 20's. It was around 30's that women were given their right to be elected and vote. I'd like more detail if you can, so as to clarify about what the quote was about and how accurate it was.

P.S. You just spelled my leader's name just right. Full name is Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.