Modern Turkey

Author : Zeynep Kezer
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780822981190

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Building Modern Turkey by Zeynep Kezer Pdf

Building Modern Turkey offers a critical account of how the built environment mediated Turkey’s transition from a pluralistic (multiethnic and multireligious) empire into a modern, homogenized nation-state following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. Zeynep Kezer argues that the deliberate dismantling of ethnic and religious enclaves and the spatial practices that ensued were as integral to conjuring up a sense of national unity and facilitating the operations of a modern nation-state as were the creation of a new capital, Ankara, and other sites and services that embodied a new modern way of life. The book breaks new ground by examining both the creative and destructive forces at play in the making of modern Turkey and by addressing the overwhelming frictions during this profound transformation and their long-term consequences. By considering spatial transformations at different scales—from the experience of the individual self in space to that of international geopolitical disputes—Kezer also illuminates the concrete and performative dimensions of fortifying a political ideology, one that instills in the population a sense of membership in and allegiance to the nation above all competing loyalties and ensures its longevity.

Author : Ugur Ümit Üngör
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199655229

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The Making of Modern Turkey by Ugur Ümit Üngör Pdf

Offers a novel perspective on the establishment of the Turkish nation state and highlights how the Young Turk regime, from 1913 to 1950, subjected Eastern Turkey to various forms of nationalist population policies aimed at ethnically homogenizing the region and including it in the Turkish nation state.

Author : Ahmad Feroz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134898916

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The Making of Modern Turkey by Ahmad Feroz Pdf

Textbook providing a thorough assessment of the political, social and economic processes which led to the formation of a new Turkey; socio-economic change is emphasised throughout.

Author : Nicole Pope,Hugh Pope
Publisher : Duckworth Publishing
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Turkey
ISBN : 0715643126

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Turkey Unveiled by Nicole Pope,Hugh Pope Pdf

A History of Modern Turkey.

Author : Ryan Gingeras
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198716020

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Heroin, Organized Crime, and the Making of Modern Turkey by Ryan Gingeras Pdf

Exploring the development of heroin smuggling in Turkey since the 1920s, Ryan Gingeras uses newly declassified documents to trace the impact of the drug trade and organized crime on the evolution of the Republic of Turkey, and shows how narcotics syndicates have influenced the political establishment through the 20th century.

Author : Bill Park
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136657306

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Modern Turkey by Bill Park Pdf

This exciting new textbook provides a broad and comprehensive overview of contemporary Turkey. Placing the country and its people within the context of a rapidly globalizing world, the book covers a diverse range of themes such as politics, economics, international relations, the Turkic world, religion and recent historical background. Tracing the evolution of Turkey’s domestic political and economic systems, and its foreign policy, from the inception of the republic to the present day, the themes covered include: the impact of globalization on Turkey’s society, politics, economy and foreign policy the role of the EU and the Turkish diaspora in the evolution of Turkish policies the main features and prominent role of Kemalism turkish foreign policy, and the new challenges and opportunities brought by the end of the cold war the position of Turkey as a ‘bridge’ between East and West, and the particular and unique dilemmas confronting a Muslim but economically developed, democratized state allied to the West Kurdish identity the Fethullah Gulen movement and the Armenian ‘genocide’. Situating the country as a ‘model’ for the wider Muslim world, this sophisticated analysis of one of the largest and most important states in the Middle East will be an invaluable resource for scholars and officials interested in Turkish politics and US foreign and security policies, and for students of the Balkan, Middle Eastern, Caucasus and Central Asian regions.

Author : Soner Cagaptay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786722362

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The New Sultan by Soner Cagaptay Pdf

In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Since 2002, Erdo?an has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional power. His crackdown has been brutal and consistent - scores of journalists arrested, academics officially banned from leaving the country, university deans fired and many of the highest-ranking military officers arrested. In some senses, the nefarious and failed 2016 coup has given Erdo?an the licence to make good on his repeated promise to bring order and stability under a 'strongman'. Here, leading Turkish expert Soner Cagaptay will look at Erdo?an's roots in Turkish history, what he believes in and how he has cemented his rule, as well as what this means for the world. The book will also unpick the 'threats' Erdogan has worked to combat - from the liberal Turks to the Gulen movement, from coup plotters to Kurdish nationalists - all of which have culminated in the crisis of modern Turkey.

Author : Metin Heper,Sabri Sayari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136309632

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The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey by Metin Heper,Sabri Sayari Pdf

In recent years, there has been growing interest in Turkey, stemming from the country’s developing role in regional and global politics, its expanding economic strength, and its identity as a predominantly Muslim country with secular political institutions and democratic processes. This Handbook provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging profile of modern Turkey. Bringing together original contributions from leading scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, this important reference work gives a unique in-depth survey of Turkish affairs, past and present. Thematically organised sections cover: Turkish history from the early Ottoman period to the present Turkish culture Politics and international relations Social issues Geography The Turkish economy and economics Presenting diverse and often competing views on all aspects of Turkish history, politics, society, culture, geography, and economics, this handbook will be an essential reference tool for students and scholars of Middle East studies, comparative politics, and culture and society.

Author : Jacob M. Landau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317241041

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Radical Politics in Modern Turkey by Jacob M. Landau Pdf

The fact that the active and organized involvement of radical movements in Turkish politics is a recent development renders its investigation difficult. To be meaningful, the terms ‘Left’, ‘Right’ and ‘Islamist’ have to relate to specific situations, and against a background of freedom of action. In Turkey, therefore, the main field of study should be the years following the 1960 Revolution – the period which is the main concern of this book, first published in 1974.

Author : Deniz Kandiyoti,Ayşe Saktanber
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0813530822

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Fragments of Culture by Deniz Kandiyoti,Ayşe Saktanber Pdf

Fragments of Culture explores the evolving modern daily life of Turkey. Through analyses of language, folklore, film, satirical humor, the symbolism of Islamic political mobilization, and the shifting identities of diasporic communities in Turkey and Europe, this book provides a fresh and corrective perspective to the often-skewed perceptions of Turkish culture engendered by conventional western critiques. In this volume, some of the most innovative scholars of post 1980s Turkey address the complex ways that suburbanization and the growth of a globalized middle class have altered gender and class relations, and how Turkish society is being shaped and redefined through consumption. They also explore the increasingly polarized cultural politics between secularists and Islamists, and the ways that previously repressed Islamic elements have reemerged to complicate the idea of an "authentic" Turkish identity. Contributors examine a range of issues from the adjustments to religious identity as the Islamic veil becomes marketed as a fashion item, to the media's increased attention in Turkish transsexual lifestyle, to the role of folk dance as a ritualized part of public life. Fragments of Culture shows how attention to the minutiae of daily life can successfully unravel the complexities of a shifting society. This book makes a significant contribution to both modern Turkish studies and the scholarship on cross-cultural perspectives in Middle Eastern studies.

Author : Şerif Mardin
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1989-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438411897

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Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey by Şerif Mardin Pdf

Author : Ahmet Evin,Ergun Özbudun
Publisher : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1984-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014142494

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Modern Turkey: Continuity and Change by Ahmet Evin,Ergun Özbudun Pdf

Presented in this volume are essays and surveys examining elements of continuity within the context of the broad changes that have marked the history of modern Turkey. The establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923 represented a fresh start after the demise of the Ottoman Empire that had spanned the medieval and the modern times, but had become too outdated to cope with the complexities of the industrialized world. Although the Republic was meant to shed the burden of the past in order to meet the challenges of the contemporary era as a modern nation-state, it nevertheless inherited a great deal from the rich civilization of the Ottoman period. Over the last sixty years modern Turkey has been standing up to the challenges of the increasingly demanding and fast changing world of the twentieth century. The fact that it has been able to do so is in no small measure due to its adherence to the principles of evolution and development to keep pace with contemporary civilization. And it is the adherence to these principles that have provided a continuity along with flexibility in social, economic, political, legal, administrative and diplomatie spheres, which are discussed by the contributors to this volume.

Author : Soner Cagaptay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134174485

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Islam, Secularism and Nationalism in Modern Turkey by Soner Cagaptay Pdf

This book examines Turkish and Balkan nationalism, arguing that the legacy of the Ottomon millet system which divided the Ottoman population into religious compartments called millets, shaped Turkey’s understanding of nationalism during the interwar period.

Author : Stanford J. Shaw,Ezel Kural Shaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1976-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521291631

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History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Volume 1, Empire of the Gazis: The Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire 1280-1808 by Stanford J. Shaw,Ezel Kural Shaw Pdf

This is the first book of the two-volume History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey.

Author : Cenk Saracoglu
Publisher : Tauris Academic Studies
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556040941536

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Kurds of Modern Turkey by Cenk Saracoglu Pdf

For sixty years, Turkey has been experiencing a significant migration movement from Eastern Anatolia to its Western cities. However, since the 1980Æs, this migration movement has gained some qualitatively different characteristics as a result of the increasing insecurity of the Eastern regions of Turkey on the one hand, and the neoliberal transformation of the Turkish economy on the other. Whilst the former forced a large number of people from Eastern regions to flood into Western cities, the latter dragged them into difficult socioeconomic conditions in the post-migration process. One of the outcomes of this situation was the emergence of socio-economically and spatially segregated Kurdish communities in Western cities. --