Ataturk's General perception
Atatürk's general view regarding theocracy was not positive. In his speeches and publications he criticized religious ideology.He viewed religion as an unnecessary and avoidable institution within public life.
Atatürk stated that a religion should be in conformity with reason, science and logic. He viewed Islam as in complete harmony with the reasoning, science and logic.
The problem was not religion, but how believers understood and applied religion. True religion could not be understood as long as
false prophets isolated and religious knowledge is enlightened. The only way to deal with false prophets was to deal with the Turkish people's illiteracy and prejudice.