A TOUCHSTONE INSTITUTION IN URFA’S SOCIO-CULTURAL LIFE: URFA COMMUNITY CENTERS

Abstract

Author(s): Yüksel YILDIRIM

Community Centers (People’s Houses), which is one of the most important cultural improvements of the Turkish Republic, were established in 19 th of February, 1932 by Atatürk. The aim of the Community Centers was to introduce Atatürk’s principles and revolutions to the people, make these people adopt to these principles and revolutions, and improve these principles and revolutions. Community Centers tried to provide cultural development by using nine different branches. Thus, they ensured the consolidation between the people and the state, and aimed to extend there volutionsto the social base. Urfa Community Center is one of the Community Centers that were established in 23 rd of February, 1934. Urfa Community Center and it sactivities constitute this survey’s content. We tried to indicate the most important points that were achieved about Urfa Community Center. This situations: Incontrast with CHF Community Center Regulations, Urfa Community Center was opened without having a CHP Organization in Urfa, there is a conflict between inspection reportsand activities of Urfa Community Center, the activities that were done in order to make women participate in the social life, Turkish Literacy Courses that were opened owing to Urfa’s ethnicity and the success that was shown.

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