The Turkish Historical Society (Turkish: Türk Tarih Kurumu, TTK) is a research society studying the history of Turkey and the Turkish people, founded in 1931 by the initiative of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.^[1]

[edit] Publications

The institute releases a regular bulletin called Belleten.^[1]

[edit] Presidents

The institution's first president is M. Tevfik Biyiklioğlu.^[2]

Its most recent president is Yusuf Halaçoğlu, who was dismissed on July 2008.^[3] It is speculated that the decision reflects the government's desire for rapprochement with Armenia. Shortly before the decision, foreign minister Ali Babacan greeted Armen Martirossian, Armenia's ambassador to the UN, in a reception related to Turkey's temporary accession the UN Security Council.^[4] Before that, president Serzh Sargsyan had invited his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, to a World Cup qualifying game between the two countries' national soccer teams.

Halaçoğlu's successor, Ali Birinci, was instated in August 2008.^[5][6]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Short History of the Turkish Historical Society". Turkish Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
2. ^ "Presidents" (in Turkish). Turkish Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
3. ^ Özerkan, Fulya (2008-07-24). "Controversial historian dismissed from office", Turkish Daily News. Retrieved on 25 July 2008. 
4. ^ Demirci, Mehmet (2008-07-24). "Armenian envoy attends Turkish reception at UN". Zaman. Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
5. ^ "TTK Başkanı: Tarihten başka heyecanım yok" (in Turkish), Anadolu Agency, Radikal (2008-08-04). Retrieved on 4 August 2008. 
6. ^ "Ali Birinci new TTK president". Zaman (2008-08-02). Retrieved on 2008-08-04.

[edit] See also

• Turkish Language Association

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

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