History

Atatürk Institute was established in 1982 in order to research, disseminate and introduce Atatürk's system of thought, principles and reforms on a scientific basis, to offer post-graduate and doctorate education programmes in these fields, and to introduce the course "Atatürk's Principles and History of the Turkish Revolution" to every student at Hacettepe University, parallel to the reconstruction of the Turkish Republic within the modernization efforts of the Turkish society against the political, social, economic, cultural and socio-psychological problems resulted from the conflict between the Western and Eastern civilizations.

The Institute offers the course of Atatürk's Principles and History of the Turkish Revolution to approximately 10,500 students from all the faculties and schools of Hacettepe University, and to the candidate administrative personnel occasionally.

The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes towards the conduct of researches in the fields of the modernization of the Turkish society, Turkish War of Independence, the foundation and development of the Turkish Republic, Atatürk's system of thought, principles and reforms, and towards international relations.

Prof. Dr. Ercüment KURAN
Kurucu
Prof. Dr. Özkan İZGİ
30.09.1983-12.11.1985
Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman ÇAYCI
12.11.1985-28.06.1994
Prof. Dr. Abdülhaluk Mehmet ÇAY
28.06.1994-01.11.1995
Prof. Dr. Bahaeddin YEDİYILDIZ
10.01.1996-30.04.2004
Prof. Dr. Mustafa YILMAZ
12.05.2004-12.01.2012
Prof. Dr. Adnan SOFUOĞLU
12.01.2012-07.04.2016
Prof. Dr. Fatma ACUN
07.04.2016-28.11.2017
Prof. Dr. M. Derviş KILINÇKAYA
01.12.2017-27.12.2021
Prof.Dr. Ayten SEZER ARIĞ
28.12.2021-