Tekin, Arda Can (2011) TRANSFORMATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PEOPLEʼS PARTY OF TURKEY AND THE VALUES THE PARTY SHOULD UPHOLD TO MAINTAIN ITS RELEVANCE IN CONTEMPORARY TURKEY. Other thesis, TED ANKARA COLLEGE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL.
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Abstract
This extended essay aims to assess the future of the Republican Peopleʼs Party (CHP) of Turkey, with the question analyzed being “In order to regain more relevance in Turkish Politics, how should the CHP revise its social and political values, which values should be added?”. In order to set the scene, a condensed account of how the CHP adopted its current values is given in the beginning of the essay. This is followed by a profound assessment of the relevance of Kemalist and social democratic theories and their applications by the CHP has been made, and suggestions for revisions with reasons. These assessments, along with independent suggestions, have been mainly supported by the Kemalist, socialdemocratic theories and the Rawlsian theory of justice. The investigation of relevance and the assessment for revision starts from the foundation of the Turkish republic and the CHP and reaches our current day. Incidents attesting relevance, recent poll, election and referendum have also been utilized in the assessment and in have served as bases in forming suggestions. The Kemalist and social-democratic principles have been differentiated and assessed separately while although they do hold similarities, they are essentially different theories. The conclusion drawn from this essay is that, the CHP should revise its values to emphasize social-democratic values more than Kemalism, while also emphasizing the principles of populism and revolutionism of Kemalism. It has further been asserted that the CHP should defend freedoms, both in the negative and the positive sense. It has been proposed that the CHP to act as the problem-solver, given its revolutionist identity and its having founded modern Turkey.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | IB Notu: B |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Republican Peopleʼs Party, CHP, Turkish Politics,Turkish republic, Social Democracy |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Depositing User: | Kamil Çömlekçi |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2011 07:05 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2019 10:52 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/131 |
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