Where does “Atatürkçü” come from?
Atatürkçü (Turkish) comes from Turkish Atatürk, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk', from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜, from Proto-Turkic *tür(ü)k — Turk, Turkic people.
Atatürkçü (Turkish): One that believes in or follows the ideals of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Definitions
- One that believes in or follows the ideals of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk