The origin of the Turkish Armed Forces: Kemalism and the proclamation of the Turkish Republic

• Authors: Paulina Stępniewska-Szydłowska

Abstracts

EN

The goal of this article is to discuss the role and importance of proclaiming the Republic of Turkey, as well as the principles of kemalism, in the process of creating the contemporary armed forces and civil-military relations in this country, which to this day constitute a unique example on the international arena.

Keywords

EN

Turkey; Turkish Armed Forces; Kemal Atatürk; kemalism; civil-military relations

• Publisher: Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego
• Journal: Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka
• Year: 2022
• Volume: XLVI
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 172-187

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Paulina Stępniewska-Szydłowska

• Faculty of Law, Administration, and International Relations Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.48269/2451-0718-btip-2022-1-010

Biblioteka Nauki

2152180