[DATA VISUALIZATION / STATISTICS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE YOUNG REPUBLICAN TURKEY] C.H.P. Halkevleri - Halkodaları 1932-1942.

CHP [REPUBLICAN PEOPLE’S PARTY].

Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Alâeddin Kiral Basımevi, Istanbul, 1942.

Original illustrated wrappers. Oblong folio (23 × 32 cm). In Turkish. 28, [30] pp., with colour lithographed statistical charts. Slight wear to the spine; corners slightly bumped. Overall, a very good copy.

The first and only edition of this extremely rare album presents, through a social classification and statistical data, the first ten years of activities of the People’s Houses (Halkevleri) and People's Rooms (Halkodaları), institutions initially established in 1932 by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) to disseminate modern education to the public across various Anatolian cities, and which rapidly spread to other provinces following the proclamation of the Republic.

This propaganda album of the "People's Houses", founded by the Republican People's Party, "to sustain and advance the movements of reform and social progress within the country", visually compiles statistical data covering the period from 1932 to 1942. It documents, in graphic form, the number of beneficiaries, membership figures, conferences, theatrical performances, concerts, film screenings, family gatherings, village visits, fine arts exhibitions, various exhibitions, social aid activities, book publications and readership, diverse courses, and, from 1940 onward, the activities of the People's Rooms, presenting them as a ten-year statistical overview.

The People's Houses (Halkevleri, 1932) and People’s Rooms (Halkodaları, 1940) were key enlightenment institutions established by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) to disseminate Atatürk’s principles and to promote cultural and social development. Conducting activities in literacy, the arts, sports, and social assistance in villages and towns, these institutions played a central role in public education, Turkish modernization, and the intellectual development of society until their closure in 1951. (Türk Maarif Ansiklopedisi).

As of March 2026, we couldn’t trace any copies in OCLC.