Tags: Non-Profit Organisation.
The Atatürkist Thought Association (Turkish Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği or ADD) is a secular organization that espouses the ideas of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk the founder of modern Turkey. The group is opposed to the Islamist tenets enacted by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran and wants to ensure that religion and state remain separate in Turkey. The organization is known for initiating court cases against web sites which insult Atatürk or with links to sites that insult Atatürk.