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Amerika'dasınız.. Yepyeni bir dünya, yepyeni bir kültür.
Yeni dünyaya uyum evreleri ve kültür şokunu atlatmanın en etkili
yolları kültür şoku bölümünde!
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Among the prominent statesmen of the 20th century, few articulated
the supreme importance of culture as did Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of
the Turkish Republic, who stated: "Culture is the foundation of the Turkish
Republic." His view of culture encompassed the nation's creative legacy
as well as the best values of world civilization. It stressed personal and
universal humanism. "Culture," he said, " is a basic element
in being a person worthy of humanity," and described Turkey's ideological
thrust as "a creation of patriotism blended with a lofty humanist ideal."
To create the best synthesis, Atatürk underlined the need for
the utilization of all viable elements in the national heritage, including
the ancient indigenous cultures, and the arts and techniques of the entire
world civilization, past and present. He gave impetus to the study of earlier
civilizations of Anatolia -- including Hittite, Phrygian, Lydian and others.
Pre-Islamic culture of theTurks became the subject of extensive research which
proved that, long before the Seljuk and Ottoman Empires, the Turks had already
created a civilization of their own. Atatürk also stressed the folk arts and
folklore of the countryside as a wellspring of Turkish creativity.
The development of painting, sculpture and the decorative arts
had been arrested by Ottoman officials, who claimed the depiction of the human
form was idolatry, but these arts flourished during Atatürk's presidency.
Many museums were opened and architecture gained new vigor. Classical Western
music, opera and ballet, as well as theater took impressive strides.Several
hundred "People's Houses" and "People's Rooms" all over
Turkey gave local people and youngsters a wide variety of artistic activities,
sports and cultural affairs. Book and magazine publication enjoyed a boom.
The Film industry started to grow. In all walks of cultural life, Atatürk's
inspiration created an upsurge.
Atatürk's Turkey is living proof of this ideal -- a country
rich in its own national culture, open to the heritage of world civilization
and at home in the endowments of the modern technological age.
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