Kemalism

Kemalism
Basic Information
Aliases	Kemalism Ataturkism
Ideological Information
Year	1920
Region of origin	Turkey
Character Information
Family	Social Democracy (Parent) Civic Nationalism (Parent)

Kemalism, also called Ataturkismball, is a left-wing, nationalist, secular and culturally rather progressive ideology inhabiting the left side of the center quadrant. and is the ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It essentially advocates for a progressive, nationalist social democracy and can be seen as a more moderate version of Left-Wing Nationalism, especially on the economic axis.

The six spears of Kemalism represent Republicanism, Populism, Nationalism, Laicism (exclusion of ecclesiastical control and influence), Statism and Reformism.

History

Kemalism is the ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the founding ideology of the Republic of Turkey. The ideology was designed to help modernise Turkey and separate it from its Ottoman predecessor, these reforms include democracy, secularism, state support of the sciences and free education.

The early roots of the ideology began during the early 19th-century Tanzimant reforms in the late years of the Ottoman Empire when the Empire was trying to stop its collapse, of course this merely delayed the inevitable. After the Young Ottoman movement ditched Ottoman Nationalism ( Ottomanism) to stop the rising ethnic nationalism within the Empire in favour of Turkish nationalism becoming the Young Turks (no, not the American news tabloid) which sought to establish many things the Young Ottomans wanted established like a democracy however unlike the Young Ottomans, the Young Turks were in favour of secularism. The Young Turks inspired Atatürk greatly with their advocacy of democracy, Turkish nationalism and secularism among other things. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, Attatürk implemented these ideas as well as bringing about more economically left reforms to the nation which the nation had never experienced before.

Beliefs

Kemalism is defined by having six principles, which are notably represented in its symbol with the six arrows.

Republicanism

Republicanism or in Turkish "cumhuriyetçilik" is the belief that civic power within society should be held within democratically elected representatives, instead of passed down through the generations like in a monarchy of the Ottoman Empire.

The kemalist republic is a unitary state favouring centralisation.

Nationalism

Nationalism or in Turkish "milliyetçilik" in the kemalist context refers to the belief in a single Turkish nation unified under a Rousseauian social contract. This form of Nationalism is very much Civic, believing that to be Turkish one must "Protect and promote the moral, spiritual, cultural and humanistic values of the Turkish Nation.". Kemalist Nationalism also favours a form of Souverainism, rejecting imperialism and foreign conquest, although it views the nation as inseparable not allowing for secessionism.

Populism

Populism or in Turkish "halkçilik" is the belief that political power and sovereignty within society should be held by the Turkish people instead of a nobility.

Statism

Statism or in Turkish "devletçilik" is the belief that the state should actively intervene within the economy and society to solve issues, this principle aligns kemalist economic policy as leaning towards Social Democracy favouring a large welfare state.

Laicism

Lacism, also called secularism and in Turkish "laiklik" is the belief that Religion should be separated from all forms of public life. What separates kemalist laicism from how secularism is practiced in most western countries is the focus on not only separating the church (or rather mosque) from the state, but also from society in general, seeking to make religion a personal affair. This principle alligns kemalist social policy as being culturally rather left-wing.

Reformism

Reformism, also called Revolutionism and in Turkish "inkılâpçılık" is the belief that the Turkish Society and the Kemalist philosophy should seek to actively reinvent and modernise to fit with the modern times and not to cling on the oppressive institutions of the past. This principle aligns also aligns kemalist social policy as being culturally rather left-wing

How to draw

Kemalism's design is based of the "Six Arrows" symbol, which represents the six principles of the ideology. The symbol is used by the Government of Turkey and the Republican People's Party of Turkey.

1. Draw a ball with eyes.
2. Fill it with red.
3. Draw 6 white arrows coming from the bottom left corner.

And you're done!

Relations

Friends

• Longism - A bit too religious but he's cool otherwise.
• Social Democracy - Best economic system.
• Left-Wing Nationalism - Turkey stronk.
• Civic Nationalism - Together against ethnats.
• Tridemism- Fellow Modernist.

Frenemies

• Paternalistic Conservatism - Good economics and nationalism, bad social policies.

Enemies

• Islamic Theocracy - No.
• Neo-Ottomanism - LOOK HOW HE MASSACRED MY BOY!

Further info:

Books

• Nutuk by Ataturk
• Ataturk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey by Andrew Mango
• Turkish Foreign Policy: Islam, Nationalism and Globalization by Hasan Kosebalaban

Wikipedia

• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

• Kemalism

• Republican People's Party
• Ataturk's Cult of Personality
• Ataturk's Reforms

Videos

• Philosophy of Kemalism by CaspianReport
• The Turkish Century Series by Kraut

Online Communities

• r/Ataturk