Bafra Halkevi ve Faaliyetleri (1933-1951)
The Bafra People's House and Its Activities (1933-1951)

Summary/Abstract: People’s Houses were originally set up across the Republic of Turkey with the aim of instilling in the public the new republican regime’s values, as well as to raise the country’s cultural and social development. The first people’s house opened its doors on February 19, 1932 in the province of Ankara. People’s Houses remained very active throughout the country until 1951, when they closed down. Alas, they had fulfilled their function of impressing republican reforms on a vast majority of the Turkish and cultivating a culturally developed society. In this context, in our study, the People House established in Bafra district of Samsun province is discussed. Bafra People House, which was opened on February 24, 1933 and has eight branches such as Language-LiteratureHistory, Fine Arts, Representation, Sports, Social Assistance, Public Courses-Courses, Library and Publication, Villagers, continued its activities until 1951. During this time, Bafra People Houses carried out important activities such as conveying the values of the Republic to the citizens and contributing to their social and cultural life. In this study, we tried to evaluate and present the establishment and activities of Bafra People House in a holistic way. It will contribute to the forthcoming studies about other People Houses. We benefited from primary sources such as the documents from Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Directorate of State Archives, people houses manuals, annual reports, periodicals, and other studies about the topic.

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