Ataturk nationalism is a form of contextualised democracy that suited Turkish needs. A working definition for political democracy is aptly summed up in the political mantra "power from the people, by the people, for the people" whose coinage is largely attributed to former American President Abraham Lincoln. The operating environment in a country shapes the form of democracy in light of the policies pursued by that country.
National policy (domestic or foreign) is formulated and implemented taking into consideration domestic and external factors that threaten or encourage the existence of a nation as a stable democracy.
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