Atatürk’s Thesis Concerning Central Asia as a Cradle of Civilization
Utkan Kocatürk
Keywords: Atatürk, Middle Asia, Innovation
Abstract
The paper that I am about to present to you is entitled "Atatürk's Thesis Concernıng Central Asia as a Cradle of Civilization." But before going any further I do want to emphasize however, that the purpose of this paper is not to enter into dispute över the rights or wrongs of this thesis, or even to try to prove something which for the present remains unciear.