1960s was the golden age for left-socialist thought in political, social and ideological terms in Turkey. The rise of left movements during this period led to diversification and gradual division. The framework of the division on the left was caused by history discussions and alliance and strategy divisions. Leftist movements approaching Turkey's current problems from a historical perspective have determined the direction and methods for radical social change they hope will happen in this period. Leftist movements supporting direction and method of social change with historical references in Turkey as a backward country in pursuit of independence and development, basically have analyzed Ottoman period, the single-party era and Democratic Party period and starting from this point of view have developed their thoughts based on different conceptual and theoretical tools. One of these thoughts that marked the 1960s and subsequent years is the idea of "National Left". One of the leading representatives of this thought is Attilâ İlhan. İlhan who synthesized Kemalism and Socialism with a national sensitivity and developed it on a dialectic platform, appealed to Turkey in 1960s in a distinctive and local way. İlhan, who is generally known for his literary works and poet identity, is an original pen whose voice echoes in the political thought life of the Republic period with his writings in many newspapers and magazines. The purpose of this study; to determine the place of İlhan's National Left thesis in the left thought world of the 1960s and to reveal the meaning of this thesis in İlhan's personal thought universe with its bases.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Political Science |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | May 17, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |
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