Liberal Kemalism

Secondly, the historians argue the fact that most of the regulations that has been decided at Izmir Economics Congress (1923) were liberal too.

And for a final proof, historians say that after the resignation of the prime minister of the time İsmet İnönü, who is known to be a supporter of statist and a more regulated economy, Atatürk's assigning of Celal Bayar – who is known to be a liberal – to the Prime Ministry position in 1937, was indeed an act to make the markets of Turkey more liberal.

He evaluates his views on modernization, society, democracy, freedom and economy within the framework of individualism.

Considering the general political atmosphere both in the country and in the world, it is clear that Ağaoğlu's approach is quite exceptional.

In these years when liberalism lost its credibility in the intellectual and political circles, Ağaoğlu insistently advocates that political, economic and social liberal principles should be taken as a basis in order for the new state to survive and develop in a strong and healthy way.