Atatürkçü

Turkish

Etymology

From Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) +‎ -çü (-er, -ist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.tɑ.tyrc.tʃy/

Noun

Atatürkçü

  1. One that believes in or follows the ideals of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Usage notes

  • The term is much less politically charged than Kemalist; for example, schoolchildren are typically taught to be Atatürkçü and not Kemalist. Atatürkçülük (literally Atatürkism) may be generally seen as more of a catch-all term for the political ideology of Turkishness.

Declension

Declension of Atatürkçü
singular plural
nominative Atatürkçü Atatürkçüler
definite accusative Atatürkçüyü Atatürkçüleri
dative Atatürkçüye Atatürkçülere
locative Atatürkçüde Atatürkçülerde
ablative Atatürkçüden Atatürkçülerden
genitive Atatürkçünün Atatürkçülerin
Predicative forms
singular plural
1st singular Atatürkçüyüm Atatürkçülerim
2nd singular Atatürkçüsün Atatürkçülersin
3rd singular Atatürkçü
Atatürkçüdür
Atatürkçüler
Atatürkçülerdir
1st plural Atatürkçüyüz Atatürkçüleriz
2nd plural Atatürkçüsünüz Atatürkçülersiniz
3rd plural Atatürkçüler Atatürkçülerdir

Derived terms