Political view
Kemalism
Turkey's founding ideology of secular, nationalist and state-led modernization.
Associated with: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Kemalism sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly progressive on culture.
Where kemalism sits on eight dimensions
This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.
💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
Leaders in office today who fit
Leaders from history who fit
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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.