The chiefdom system between the two World wars: The case of Turkey

The period between two World war have been a process that radical changes and transformations occurred. This situation caused occurrence of authoritarian/totalitarian structures in Europe especially in Germany and Italy and caused emphasizing onstrong leader mentality. The new state model which has been established under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal also influenced by the encountered process in Europe. With that interaction a one party based authoritarian structure and Chiefdom system which derives its power from the authority of leader has been implemented. In our study, historical background and conditions of the fascist ideology that occurred in Europe, construction of one party structure which established in Turkey and its interaction with authoritarian/totalitarian regimes in Europe, features and reflections of the Chiefdom system which have been implemented at one party period have been tried to examine. Keywords: Fascism, Authoritarian Regime, Totalitarian Regime, Chiefdom, One Party.