Atatürkist Thought Association

Atatürkist Thought Association
Founded19 May 1989 (1989-05-19)[1]
FounderMuammer Aksoy, Bahriye Üçok
TypeNon-profit organisation
HeadquartersÇankaya, Ankara
Membership80,904
Websiteadd.org.tr

The Atatürkist Thought Association (Turkish: Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği, ADD) is a non-profit organisation that promotes Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's ideas, hence the Kemalism. It was founded in 1989 by a group of academics in response to "increasing attempts for a counter-revolution", as the constituting manifesto states.[2]

The association is opposed to the Islamist tenets enacted by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran and wants to ensure that religion and state remain separate in Turkey. It is credited with organising the 2007 Republic Protests.

People associated with ADD include mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu,[3] former President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey Yekta Güngör Özden,[4] former General Şener Eruygur (its head in 2009)[5] and Tansel Çölaşan (its head since 2010).

The Republic Protests held against the rise of Erdogan were organised by the ADD, rallying millions throughout the country.

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References and notes

  1. ^ Senel Symons The Routledge Graded Modern Turkish Reader, Routledge, 6 Aug 2012. p143
  2. ^ Meral, Mutlutürk (2012). "The Ataturkist Thought Association, as a civil society attempt". Istanbul University: 69 – via Ulusal Tez Merkezi.
  3. ^ "Ekrem İmamoğlu - Üyesi olduğum Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği Beylikdüzü Şubesi tarafından düzenlenen etkinlikte vatandaşlarımızla bir araya geldik. Yurtta Sulh Cihanda Sulh sözlerinin değerini fazlasıyla anladığımız bu günlerde Mustafa Kemal Atatürk'ün fikirlerini genç nesillere aktarmamız daha da önemli hale gelmiştir. Bu da benim en önemli görevlerimin başında yer almaktadır. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ^ "Yekta Güngör Özden: 184 yeter". Zaman (in Turkish). 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  5. ^ Today's Zaman, 13 January 2009, Atatürkist Thought Association decries Kurdish-language TV


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