Kemalist Enlightenment Association to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the Republic with events
The Kemalist Enlightenment Association (KAD) will celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the Republic with events titled "The Past, Present, and Future of the Republic of Turkey," organized in collaboration with the Progressive Journalists Association in Zonguldak and Çaycuma. Speakers will evaluate the current impact of the Ataturkist thought system and the future of the Turkish enlightenment during these events.
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The details of the events titled "The Past, Present, and Future of the Republic of Turkey," which the Kemalist Enlightenment Association will organize in collaboration with the Progressive Journalists Association in Zonguldak, the first province of the Republic, are as follows...
“WE ARE RECORDING HISTORY”
Kemalist Enlightenment Association Press Spokesperson Buket Müftüoğlu stated in her announcement regarding the upcoming events that the association was established to convey the Ataturkist thought system to all segments of society and aims to inform the public accurately against unrealistic claims directed at Ataturk's Principles and Revolutions.
Stating that the planned events were organized in this direction, Müftüoğlu said, “We are recording history in Zonguldak, the first province of the Republic.”
The statement by Kemalist Enlightenment Association Press Spokesperson Buket Müftüoğlu is as follows:
“The Kemalist Enlightenment Association was established to convey the founding process of the Republic of Turkey, the intellectual foundations of the Turkish Revolution, and the Ataturkist thought system to all segments of society. Our goal is to inform the public accurately against unrealistic claims directed at Ataturk's Principles and Revolutions, and to ensure the continuity and permanence of the Turkish enlightenment.
In this direction, the panels we will hold on the 102nd anniversary of our Republic with the contributions of the Progressive Journalists Association are a reflection of our determination to defend the values of the Republic. We are recording history in Zonguldak, the first province of the Republic. Happy October 29 Republic Day.”
The program for the panels to be held is as follows:
At the panel to be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 14:30 at the Zonguldak Municipality Cinema, Kemalist Enlightenment Association Founding President and former CHP Group Deputy Chairman Kemal Anadol will serve as the moderator. The speakers at the panel will be former Minister of State Önay Alpago, former CHP Member of Parliament and Central Executive Board (MYK) member Prof. Dr. Nur Serter, and Journalists Union of Turkey President Gökhan Durmuş.
On Thursday, October 30, at 14:00, the program will continue in Çaycuma. Kemal Anadol will again serve as the moderator for the panel. This event, where Önay Alpago, Prof. Dr. Nur Serter, and Gökhan Durmuş will be speakers, will take place at the Çaycuma Municipality Wednesday Hall.