People's Houses

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People's House (tr:Halk Evleri) is the institution established in 1932, founded on Atatürk's ideas, which was developed to give formal education to adults (Adult education) in Turkey. The People's House developed programs on language and literature, fine arts, library and publications, history and museum, drama, sports, social assistance, educational classes, and village development.

[edit] Single party period, 1932-1945

The activities of the people's house subsidized from the state treasury. It serve all the people. Yashar Kemal's early poems to be published besides his folklore studies in the journal of the "Adana People's House".

[edit] Close-up, 1945-1951

With the multiparty politics the opposition (Democrat Party, DP) openly wanted to put an end to the use of RPP'People's Houses at public expense. RPP proposed to preserve the People's Houses as Atatürk's heritage. RPP proposed to reorganize them. The Democrats, who criticized the houses for closely identifying with the RPP rejected the RPP proposal. In 1951 the property of people's houses confiscating.

[edit] Timeline

• 19 February 1932 Establishment
• 2 July 1932 The first Turkish History Conference was assembled in the Ankara People's House.