Turkish nationalism

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Turkish nationalism is a political and cultural ideology that emphasizes the unity, independence, and identity of the Turkish nation, often rooted in the legacy of the late Ottoman period and the founding of the modern Republic of Turkey.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kemalism 1
Turkism 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural ideology
nationalist ideology
political ideology
associatedWith Committee of Union and Progress
Grey Wolves movement
Kemalism
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Nationalist Movement Party
Pan-Turkism
Republican People's Party
surface form: Republican People’s Party (historically)

Pan-Turkism
surface form: Turkism

Committee of Union and Progress
surface form: Young Turks
centralFigure Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
coreConcept Turkish nation as political community
glorification of War of Independence
homeland of Turkey (vatan)
indivisibility of state and nation
loyalty to the Republic of Turkey
national sovereignty (milli egemenlik)
reverence for Atatürk
unitary state structure
developedFrom Committee of Union and Progress ideology
Committee of Union and Progress
surface form: Young Turk movement

late Ottoman intellectual currents
emphasizes Turkish culture
Turkish history
Turkish language
national identity
national independence
national unity
secular national identity
sovereignty of Turkey
territorial integrity of Turkey
geographicFocus Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
hasDebate Kurdish question in Turkey
memory of the Armenian genocide
role of Islam in national identity
treatment of ethnic minorities
hasMainSubject Turkish nation
historicalPhase Ottoman-era Turkish nationalism
contemporary Turkish nationalism
early Republican Turkish nationalism
influencedBy European nationalism
anti-imperialism
modernization theories
legalExpression Article 301 debates (insulting Turkishness)
Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
opposes federalism in Turkey
foreign domination
separatism
promotes assimilation into Turkish identity
centralized education system
national history narrative
use of Turkish as official language
region Anatolia
Thrace
relatedIdeology Islamic nationalism in Turkey
Kemalism
Pan-Turkism
symbol Turkish flag
portrait of Atatürk
İstiklâl Marşı
surface form: İstiklal Marşı (Turkish national anthem)
timePeriod late 19th century to present

Referenced by (8)

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Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day associatedWith Turkish nationalism
İstiklâl Marşı associatedWith Turkish nationalism
Kurdish–Turkish conflict ideologicalAspect Turkish nationalism
Young Turk Revolution ideology Turkish nationalism
Ziya Gökalp influenced Turkish nationalism
Ziya Gökalp movement Turkish nationalism
Ziya Gökalp movement Turkish nationalism
this entity surface form: Turkism
Atatürk's reforms politicalIdeology Turkish nationalism
this entity surface form: Kemalism