Single-party Kemalist republic

Atatürk's Turkey

A 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.

Flag: Atatürk's Turkey

Historical polity · 1923–1938

This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · A bandeira vermelha com crescente e estrela, herdada do Império Otomano, foi mantida pela república kemalista.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 3.2%96.8% Unitary
Democracy 22.1%77.9% Autocracy
Security 88.6%11.4% Liberty
Assimilation 86.4%13.6% Multiculturalism
Militarist 54.5%45.5% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 61%39% Nationalist
Public 61.3%38.7% Private
Planning 76.7%23.3% Free market
Protectionism 87.1%12.9% Globalism
Irreligious 92%8% Religious
Progressive 40.5%59.5% Traditionalist
Technology 72.5%27.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

36.7pt

Representation

22.1% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

36.7pt

Immigration

86.4% Assimilation, compared with the ideology catalog’s 49.75% median.

How should a society approach migration and cultural difference?

34.3pt

Structure

3.2% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 3.2% Federal, 96.8% Unitary (Very strong Unitary); Representation: 22.1% Democracy, 77.9% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Atatürk's Turkey sits 35.4 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 88.6% Security, 11.4% Liberty (Very strong Security); Immigration: 86.4% Assimilation, 13.6% Multiculturalism (Strong Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Atatürk's Turkey sits 29.8 points above it. 95 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 54.5% Militarist, 45.5% Pacifist (Balanced); Intervention: 61% Non-interventionist, 39% Nationalist (Leaning Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Atatürk's Turkey sits 12.2 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 61.3% Public, 38.7% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 76.7% Planning, 23.3% Free market (Strong Planning); Trade: 87.1% Protectionism, 12.9% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Atatürk's Turkey depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Atatürk's Turkey sits 8.1 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 92% Irreligious, 8% Religious (Very strong Irreligious); Morality: 40.5% Progressive, 59.5% Traditionalist (Leaning Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Atatürk's Turkey sits 1.7 points above it. 197 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 72.5% Technology, 27.5% Biology (Strong Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Atatürk's Turkey, the 22.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Atatürk's Turkey sits 15.0 points above it. 132 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Atatürk's Turkey.

Which ideology is closest to Atatürk's Turkey?

Kemalist Nationalism has 95.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Atatürk's Turkey?

Structure is among the furthest from the center: 3.2% Federal and 96.8% Unitary. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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