Turkish National Student Union

Turkish National Student Union (Turkish: Millî Türk Talebe Birliği; MTTB) was a nationalist and later Islamist organization in Turkey. It was Turkish nationalist from 1946 to 1960s, Turkish nationalist and Islamist during the 1960s, and fully Islamist from 1970 until its 1980 closure. It was originally founded in 1916, and closed on November 22, 1936, but was revivedin 1946 by Reha Köseoğlu, Tahsin Atakan, and Rehai İslam. It was headquartered in Istanbul. It was closed in 1980 after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. It was partially revived again on March 27, 2008, under the name of Student Union Federation, although is less popular.

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