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]

Contents 1 Publications 2 Presidents 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[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. http://www.ttk.org.tr/index.php?Page=Sayfa&No=1. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
2. ^ "Presidents" (in Turkish). Turkish Historical Society. http://www.ttk.org.tr/index.php?Page=Sayfa&No=182. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
3. ^ Özerkan, Fulya (2008-07-24). "Controversial historian dismissed from office". Turkish Daily News. http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=110683. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
4. ^ Demirci, Mehmet (2008-07-24). "Armenian envoy attends Turkish reception at UN". Zaman. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=148347&bolum=102. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
5. ^ "TTK Başkanı: Tarihten başka heyecanım yok" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency (Radikal). 2008-08-04. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Default.aspx?aType=Detay&VersionID=10806&Date=05.08.2008&ArticleID=891825. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
6. ^ "Ali Birinci new TTK president". Zaman. 2008-08-02. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=149174&bolum=100. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 

[edit] See also

• Turkish Language Association

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

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