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Atsız Youth

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Atsız Youth
Genç Atsızlar
FounderBurkay Kılavuz
FoundedMay 3, 2005(2005-05-03)
HeadquartersBursa
Ideology
Political positionFar-right
Slogan"Atsız Youth, follow the footsteps ofAtsız!"
Website
https://gencatsizlar.org/

TheAtsız Youth(Turkish:Genç Atsızlar) are aTurkishfar-right organization based on the ideology ofNihal Atsızthat was founded on May 3, 2005, inBursa,Turkey.

History

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It was announced that it is forbidden to bring theFlag of Azerbaijanin the Turkey-Armenia football match played in Bursa on October 14, 2009. Four members of the Atsiz Youth were detained by the police for planning to bring model planes with Azerbaijani flags into the stadium in the middle of the match.[1]

The Atsiz Youth, who participated in2012 Taksim Square rally,on the anniversary of theKhojaly massacre,chanted and held banners that said "You are allArmenians,you are all bastards ", and" bastards ofHrantdon't scare us ", as well as" Taksim Square today, Yerevan tomorrow, we will attack you suddenly at night ". The rally was talked about on the media for days. It was stated that the group planned an attack against theBDP,Agos Newspaperand the French Consulate during the rally and also planned to attack theMHPpoliticianEkmeleddin İhsanoğlulater.[2][3][4]

After theSyrian Armed Forceskilled 36 Turkish soldiers inIdlibon February 27, 2020, the Atsiz Youth organized an "Army-Nation March" in various provinces.[5]

Bursais described as the stronghold of the Atsiz Youth.[6]In Mevlutcan Kaplan's nationalisthit song"Teşkilat Türküsü" released in 2020, the Atsiz Youth are mentioned. The second verse says "Turan'dır yurdumuz, Genç Atsızlar ordumuz, Ulusun kurdumuz, Dağlardan dağlara",translating to"Turanis our home, the Atsiz Youth is our army, may ourwolfkeep howling, from mountains to mountains."[7]

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References

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  1. ^"Ermenistan maçına planörlü eylem".www.hurriyet.com.tr(in Turkish). 15 October 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-11.Retrieved2022-07-17.
  2. ^"Son Dakika".Milliyet(in Turkish).Archivedfrom the original on 2020-05-20.Retrieved2022-07-17.
  3. ^"Hocalı mitingini 'Genç Atsızlar' sabote etmiş".CNN TÜRK(in Turkish). 29 February 2012.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-01-12.Retrieved2022-07-17.
  4. ^"O pankartın altından bakın kim çıktı? - Internet Haber".www.internethaber.com.Retrieved2022-07-23.
  5. ^"Ötüken'den 'Ordu Millet' yürüyüşü".Haberler(in Turkish). 2020-03-02.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-07-17.Retrieved2022-07-17.
  6. ^"Nefret pankartlarının altından Genç Atsızlar çıktı - Güncel Haberler Milliyet".www.milliyet.com.tr.29 February 2012.Retrieved2023-02-13.
  7. ^"Teşkilat Türküsü'nde dans etti! Twitch yayıncısı Pqueen'e soruşturma... - En Son Haber".www.ensonhaber.com(in Turkish). 2022-01-20.Retrieved2023-02-13.
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