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Problems of Definition and Historiography of Kemalism

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Turkey, Kemalism and the Soviet Union

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While the literature on Kemal Atatürk is considerable, discussion of his revolutionary reforms and policies has been marked by a lack of consensus on relevant terminology.

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Ter-Matevosyan, V. (2019). Problems of Definition and Historiography of Kemalism. In: Turkey, Kemalism and the Soviet Union. Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97403-3_2

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