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Kemalism

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Kemalism [kɛˈmɑːlɪzəm]
n
(Historical Terms) the theory and form of government associated with Kemal Atatürk, the Turkish general and statesman (1881-1938), who founded the Turkish republic and westernized and secularized the country
Kemalist  n & adj

Kemalism
1. the political doctrines and achievements of Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938), Turkish general and statesman.
2. support of or adherence to Ataturk. — Kemalist, n., adj.
See also: Turkey


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Kemalism as an ideology was enshrined more deeply after Ataturk's death, and thereafter was preserved largely unchanged by a Westernized elite with a paternalist outlook.
Adherents of the 28 February policies and high ranking military members in charge during the following period adopted a style of action reminiscent of radical Kemalist identity and the leftist Kemalism of the 1970s, and they became increasingly a part of daily political life.
Third, it will involve extending the domestic institutions for spreading the laic ideas of Kemalism to the outside world and subsidizing them heavily.
 
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