ABSTRACT
On October 29, 1923, Türkiye made an important decision regarding the political system of the new state and adopted the Republican form of government. This was not only a change in the political system but also a step that corresponded to a total change in political and social understanding. Over time, the idea and phenomenon of the Republic, with the influence of a number of other components, has come to exist as a political philosophy, or more appropriately as an ideology. The study basically claims that the Republic and republicanism in Türkiye have turned into an ideology. As much as this ideology was inspired/influenced by the idea of republicanism, over time it also incorporated values, concepts and understandings that surpassed it and even did not include it. Thus, republicanism has become an eclectic, idiosyncratic way of thinking and approach that is characterized by some malfunctions. This study aims to analyze the relationship/non-relationship between republicanism as a political system and political philosophy and republicanism as an ideology for certain segments of society in the Turkish context. One of the priorities of this analysis is to examine the problematic of what kind of handicaps and problems this relationship/ discrepancy has produced and may still produce in the political practice of Türkiye.