Identity development in Republic Era

There has been numerous works done on the topic of identity, national identity, and Turkish Identity up to present day. It is a very diverse topic to study. The stages of development with identity and Turkish Identity in the Republican era and still ongoing devlopments are not as diversified or easily come acrossed in text. This study, which is of great importance to Turks and for most part not fully studied, needs to fill in some of the missing links. For people who want to research or gain information regarding our topic of Turkish Identity, our purpose is to give generally thorough ideas on this topic, so it has a place in literature texts.Our study encompasses the period of Republic Türkiye?s Identity Development in Republican era until 1960. While keeping in mind the general features of our roots, we study how and in what form a new identity can be built on our ancestral roots.This study has employed a `Documentary Method?.Identity Development in Republic Era has been settled and consolidated proportional to the success of deeply rooted, and strong, institutional systems and organizations which has influence on society. The establishment, activities and evolutions of foundations mentioned in this study and their affects on our society supports our hypothesis. Some of the aims have been met but developing identity has not been completed via these institutions until 1960. Identity Development in Republican Era which we approached the part until 1960 is an ongoing process and while explaining this period these institutions have been given a place in order as they appear:Türk Ocakları, Halkevleri, Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Türk Dil Kurumu, Türk Tarih Kurumu and Köy Enstitüleri.