Turkism Day
Turkism Day (Turkish: Türkçülük Günü) is celebrated on the 3 May since 1945 in memory of the rallies in defense of Nihal Atsız,[1] who was prosecuted for defamation on demands by Sabahattin Ali, who was called a Soviet spy by Atsız in an article he wrote.[2] The manifestation was mainly composed of racists and Turanists who shouted slogans against communists, specifically Sabahattin Ali, in court.[2][3] Following the manifestation, many participants were arrested and some of them had to stand trial in the Racism-Turanism trial.[4] Reha Oğuz Türkkan, Atsız, Alparslan Türkeş, Nejdet Sançar and others, all imprisoned in the Tophane Military prison, held a reunion on the 3 May 1945 to remember the demonstrations in support of Atsız. This meeting is seen as the beginning of the celebration of a Turkism Day.[5][4] Turkism day is celebrated by the Turkish Hearths,[6] the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) (under the name of Nationalists' Day),[7] the Good Party (İyi Party),[8] also some politicians of the Justice and Development Party (AKP).[9] and other Turkish nationalist organisations.
References
- ^ Gazetesi, Evrensel. "Sabahattin Ali'ye saldırıdan Türkçülük Günü'ne". Evrensel.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b Aytürk, Ilker (2011). "The Racist Critics of Atatürk and Kemalism, from the 1930s to the 1960s". Journal of Contemporary History. 46 (2): 317. ISSN 0022-0094.
- ^ Akgöz, Serkan; Sançar, Nejdet (2017). 1944 Irkçılık Turancılık Davası Mahkeme Günlükleri. ISBN 9786058359550.
- ^ a b "3 Mayıs Türkçülük günü nasıl ortaya çıktı? En güzel Türkçülük Günü sözleri ve mesajları haberimizde." Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "3 Mayıs Türkçülük Günü sözleri ve mesajları! Türkçülük Günü nasıl ortaya çıktı?". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ "3 MAYIS TÜRKÇÜLÜK GÜNÜ KUTLU OLSUN - Mehmet ÖZ". www.turkocaklari.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ Güven, Buket (2 May 2020). "MHP Genel Başkanı Bahçeli'den '3 Mayıs Milliyetçiler Günü' günü mesajı".
- ^ Editör5 (2018-05-03). "İYİ Parti lideri Akşener'den '3 Mayıs Dünya Türkçülük günü' mesajı". PolitikYol Haber Sitesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "AKP'li Özdağ'dan Türkçülük Günü mesajı". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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