Turkish Historical Society
The Turkish Historical Society also known as Turkish Historical Association or Turkish History Foundation (Turkish: Türk Tarih Kurumu, TTK) is a research society studying the history of Turkey and the Turkish people, founded in 1931 by the initiative of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.[1]
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[edit] Publications
The institute releases a regular bulletin called Belleten.[1]
[edit] Presidents
The institution's first president is M. Tevfik Biyiklioğlu.[2]
Its most recent president is Yusuf Halaçoğlu, who was dismissed on July 2008.[3] It is speculated that the decision reflects the government's desire for rapprochement with Armenia.[citation needed] Shortly before the decision, foreign minister Ali Babacan greeted Armen Martirosyan, Armenia's ambassador to the UN, in a reception related to Turkey's temporary accession the UN Security Council.[4] Before that, president Serzh Sargsyan had invited his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, to a World Cup qualifying game between the two countries' national soccer teams.
Halaçoğlu's successor, Ali Birinci, was instated in August 2008.[5][6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Short History of the Turkish Historical Society". Turkish Historical Society. http://www.ttk.org.tr/index.php?Page=Sayfa&No=1. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "Presidents" (in Turkish). Turkish Historical Society. http://www.ttk.org.tr/index.php?Page=Sayfa&No=182. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ Özerkan, Fulya (2008-07-24). "Controversial historian dismissed from office". Turkish Daily News. http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=110683. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ Demirci, Mehmet (2008-07-24). "Armenian envoy attends Turkish reception at UN". Zaman. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=148347&bolum=102. Retrieved 2008-07-25.[dead link]
- ^ "TTK Başkanı: Tarihten başka heyecanım yok" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency (Radikal). 2008-08-04. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Default.aspx?aType=Detay&VersionID=10806&Date=05.08.2008&ArticleID=891825. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Ali Birinci new TTK president". Zaman. 2008-08-02. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=149174&bolum=100. Retrieved 2008-08-04.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Official website (English)
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