"Peace at Home,
Peace in the World!"
The Atatürk Society of America (ASA) is an independent non-profit organization founded 1995 in Washington DC, with the objective of promoting the ideals of Atatürk’s political legacy.
ASA understands Atatürk’s political philosophy to be:
- Sovereignty belongs to the people.
- People alone administer people.
- Public sovereignty cannot be shared with any other authority, including religious authority.
- Secular education ensures public sovereignty and rationality in politics.
- For progress, science and reason must supersede superstition and dogma.
- Contemporary civilization is the common heritage of humankind.
- Peace at home and peace in the world assures the universality of civilization.
Towards this objective the ASA organizes scholarly lectures, provides research fellowships, develops a resource and reference center, and makes presentations regarding the importance of Atatürk’s political philosophy for international prosperity and peace.
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The Atatürk World Platform (ADDP) Ordinary General Assembly Meeting was held on 25 November 2023 in London England
The Atatürk World Platform (ADDP) Ordinary General Assembly Meeting was held on 25 November 2023 in London England. The 2nd Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of ADDP, of which the Ataturk Society of America is one of the founding...
100th anniversary celebration of the Turkish Republic
Ataturk Society of America (ASA) held its 100th anniversary celebration of the Turkish Republic at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2023. The program featured unforgettable musical presentations by guest artists, as...
ASA’s Commemoration of Atatürk Event November 6, 2022
Atatürk Society of America - ASA’s Commemoration of Atatürk event was held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, November 6th., at the George Washington University (GWU) with the contribution of the Turkish Student Union. The ceremony was...
Aysegul Durakoglu is elected to serve at the Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC)of the UN
Ataturk Society of America- ASA’s long time member and supporter, pianist Aysegul Durakoglu was elected to serve as a Director of Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC) at the United Nations from 2021-2023, for a two-year...