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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalism Ideology that Kemalism brings defines the fundamental principles of Turkish Repub
by gkya 13y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalism
Ideology that Kemalism brings defines the fundamental principles of Turkish Republic.
- vanderZwan 13y agoThe revolutionism part is kindof odd, don't you think? A tradition that calls for the rejection of traditions.
- wavefunction 13y agoTurkey has long (before Erdogan) hewed towards secularism in public life despite being a majority muslim country, generally guaranteed by the force of the Turkish army. Kind of like how Americans hope that if the US government ever turns on its citizens (or more than it has already), our brothers and sisters in the military won't turn their guns on us and will disobey orders.
- w1ntermute 13y agoYes, but it's actually quite common in many countries. China has had something similar since the Communist revolution (though it has significantly died down over the years). North Korea still has a very strong "revolutionary tradition" in its propaganda.