The Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey Serbia which was Ottoman territory at the time), with the establishment of “Homeland Funds” (“Memleket Sandıkları”) in 1863 and it gained pace with the foundation of the Republic of Turkey as new laws on cooperatives were enacted. The ACC with its modern nomenclature and structure was established based on law number 2836 which was passed in 1935. The ACC’s foundation was supported by the first president of the Republic of Turkey Kemal Atatürk who was also the first member of the cooperative in Silifke – Tekir Çiftliği. Due to the enforcement of law number 1581 on Agricultural Credit Cooperatives and
Republic of Macedonia–Turkey relations Republic of Macedonia by Turkey is predicated on Macedonia upholding the free movement and rights of the Albanian community in the country. In February 2018, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed support of the Republic of Macedonia's position during negotiations over the Macedonia naming dispute, saying that Greece's position is wrong. Turkey supports the Republic of Macedonia's bid to join both NATO and the EU. There are 77,959 citizens declared as Turkish in Macedonia, forming 3.85% of the population of the country. The Turks of Macedonia serve as a bridge between the two states, and were part of a program