XX. Yüzyılın Başında Şah Rıza Pehlevi’nin Reformları Ekseninde İran’ın Modernleşme Çabası
The Efforts of Iran to Modernize Under the İnfluence of Shah Reza Pahlavi's Reforms at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

Summary/Abstract: Turkey's eastern neighbor Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi's leadership in recently suffered a large-scale reform movement. Reforms initiated by the Qajar dynasty to sustain the state failed, the country, was on the verge of collapse with tribal rebellions inside and Russian and British interventions outside. Iran declared its neutrality during the First World War and could not survive Russian and British occupation. Taking advantage of the post-war turmoil, Riza Shah liquidated the Qajar Dynasty and founded the Pahlavi Dynasty. When Rıza Shah came to power, he made significant changes in military, political, economic, social and cultural fields including the name of his country known as “Persia” for centuries. With the compulsory military service law, the amount of soldiers in the country has increased and the army has technically modernized. About education, primary education in the country has been made compulsory and has opened many schools. Trans-Iranian railway has been built with great distances in road and railway transportation. The Costume Law has been renewed and more modern clothing and hats have been used. Rıza Shah, who signed many such arrangements, dreamed of establishing a strong and modern Iran during his fifteen years of power and worked for it. In this study, the modernization movements put into practice by Reza Shah in order to modernize Iran and create a new and powerful country are examined.

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