Atatürkist Thought Association

Atatürkist Thought Association
Founded19 May 1989 (1989-05-19)[1]
FounderMuammer Aksoy, Bahriye Üçok
TypeNGO
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Location
Websiteadd.org.tr

The Atatürkist Thought Association (Turkish: Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği; ADD) is a secularist organization that espouses Atatürkism, the ideas of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. It was founded by Hıfzı Veldet Velidedeoğlu, Muammer Aksoy, Hüsnü A. Göksel and Bahriye Üçok.

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. The organization is known for initiating court cases against web sites which insult Atatürk, or with links to sites that insult Atatürk.[2] 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).

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References and notes

  1. ^ Senel Symons The Routledge Graded Modern Turkish Reader, Routledge, 6 Aug 2012. p143
  2. ^ Today's Zaman, 13 April 2009, ADD moves to ban Google sites for defaming Atatürk
  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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