Editing Politics of Turkey (section)

==Political principles of importance in Turkey==
[[File:EU and Turkey Locator Map.png|thumb|After becoming [[Member states of the Council of Europe|one of the early members]] of the [[Council of Europe]] in 1950, Turkey became an [[Ankara Agreement|associate member]] of the [[European Economic Community|EEC]] in 1963, joined the [[European Union Customs Union|EU Customs Union]] in 1995 and started [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|full membership negotiations]] with the [[European Union]] in 2005.<ref name="TR_EUChrono">{{cite web|url=http://www.abgs.gov.tr/en/tur-eu_relations_dosyalar/chronology.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515022203/http://www.abgs.gov.tr/en/tur-eu_relations_dosyalar/chronology.htm|archive-date=15 May 2007|title=Chronology of Turkey-EU relations|publisher=Turkish Secretariat of European Union Affairs|access-date=30 October 2006}}</ref><ref name="barroso">{{Cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/president/pdf/interview_20061015_en.pdf|title=Interview with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on BBC Sunday AM|publisher=[[European Commission]]|access-date=17 December 2006|date=15 October 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061121143823/http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/president/pdf/interview_20061015_en.pdf| archive-date= 21 November 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref>]]

The Turkish Constitution is cumulatively built on the following principles:
* [[Kemalism]] ([[The Six Arrows]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Solak |first=Mustafa |date=2018-02-05 |title=Altı Ok Anayasa'ya nasıl eklendi? |trans-title=How were the Six Arrows added to the Constitution? |url=https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/alti-ok-anayasa-ya-nasil-eklendi-ozgurluk-meydani-subat-2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608003524/https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/alti-ok-anayasa-ya-nasil-eklendi-ozgurluk-meydani-subat-2018 |archive-date=2018-06-08 |access-date=2018-06-08 |work=Aydınlık}}</ref>
** [[Kemalism#Republicanism|Republicanism]]
** [[Kemalism#Populism|Populism]]
** [[Kemalism#Nationalism|Nationalism]]
** [[Kemalism#Laicism|Laicism]]
** [[Kemalism#Statism|Statism]]
** [[Kemalism#Reformism|Reformism]]
* [[Modernization]]
* [[Westernization]]

Most mainstream political parties are alternatively built either on the following principles:
* [[Nationalism]]
** [[Turkish nationalism]]
** [[Kurdish nationalism]]
* [[Conservatism]]
* [[Kemalism]]
* [[Decentralization]]

Other political ideas have also influenced Turkish politics and modern history. Of particular importance are:
* [[Neoliberalism]]
* [[Pan-Turkism]]
* [[Socialism]]
* [[Communism]]
* [[Erdoğanism]]
[[Image:Map-TurkicLanguages.png|thumb|300px|alt=Map of the world|Countries and regions where a [[Turkic language]] has official status]]

These principles are the continuum around which various – and often rapidly changing – political parties and groups have campaigned (and sometimes fought). On a superficial level, the importance which state officials attach to these principles and their posts can be seen in their response to breaches of [[protocol (diplomacy)|protocol]] in official ceremonies.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=151781
|access-date=1 September 2008
|title=V-Day brings protocol debates back to agenda
|date=1 September 2008
|work=[[Today's Zaman]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901141904/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=151781
|archive-date=1 September 2008
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>