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The Republican People’s Party (RPP), which was founded on September 9th 1923, functioned as the main axis of the political life in Turkey. From 1923 to 1950, the party was in power for 27 years. During this time period, two persons influenced the formation of the policies of RPP, and therefore, that of Turkey. The first of these two figures was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the other one is İsmet İnönü. After the demise of Atatürk, İsmet İnönü was elected the president of Republic of Turkey and the unchanging head of RPP. The permanent head of RPP was declared “National Chief” after the early congress of the party in 1938. This label denotes not only İsmet İnönü’s official status but also the name of this particular period. When İsmet İnönü established himself as the center of power in both party and country, he pursued a particular policy by means of his own cadre. In this context, this study focuses on the developments in the educational system of the country between 1938-1945 with direct reference to RPP

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