Kemalist Nationalism
Doctrine of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk that founded modern Turkey on six arrows: republicanism, nationalism, populism, statism, laicism and reformism, imposing Westernization and state control of religion from above.
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In one sentence
I want a secular, modern Turkish republic, with religion under state control, one national identity and industry built by the state.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward assimilation than 88% of the 248 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 49This ideology 82
Of all the axes, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Intervention
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 53This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Founder of modern Turkey, Atatürk imposed radical modernization from above, with secularization, a new alphabet, civil rights for women, and developmentalist nationalism, breaking with the Ottoman and religious heritage.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyHu JintaoGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party95%
SociallyNiccolò MachiavelliPhilosopher and diplomat97%
EconomicallyErnst JüngerGerman writer and essayist99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsGetúlio VargasStatesman94%
EconomicsFriedrich ListEconomist94%
PoliticsJános KádárDictator94%
PoliticsSun Yat-senStatesman94%
PoliticsHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman93%
PoliticsJiang ZeminGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party93%
PhilosophyThomas HobbesPhilosopher93%
ReligionConfuciusPhilosopher92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Atatürk's Turkey
1923–1938A republic founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, Kemalist Turkey abolished the caliphate and imposed laicism, the Latin alphabet, women's rights, and economic statism under the single-party CHP.
Other close countries
Vietnam
One-party reformist socialismA single-party socialist state, Vietnam maintains the Communist Party's political control alongside market reforms that opened the economy, promoting rapid industrial growth and integration into global trade.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyChinaOne-party industrial socialism92%
SociallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy90%
EconomicallyBoliviaPlurinational-popular republic99%
The most distant
Atatürk's Turkey
1923–1938A republic founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, Kemalist Turkey abolished the caliphate and imposed laicism, the Latin alphabet, women's rights, and economic statism under the single-party CHP.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyKádár's Hungary1956–198991%
SociallyAssad's Syria2000–202492%
EconomicallyBrazil (Vargas Era)1930–194599%
The most distant
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