A GLIMPSE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE IMAGE OF THE TURK IN EUROPE: 15<sup>th</sup> TO 21<sup>st</sup> CENTURIES

Kuran-Burçoğlu, Nedret

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“…Therefore, most of the studies with a claim to scrutinize political discourses are not necesarilly based on empirical research. A similar trend is also visible in other genres including history ( Kuran-Burçoğlu, 2003 ; Tachau, 1964 ; Yapp, 1992 ), and sociology ( Ahıska, 2003 ; Keyder, 1993 ) where assertions are not actually substantiated with empirical findings. Besides, the scholarly works that benefit from speeches and other texts do not necessarily provide an analytical discourse analysis thoroughly examining the meanings of political/cultural expressions in different political/cultural contexts, but rather pragmatically employ the speeches of certain political figures as a confirmation tool for authors’ arguments.…”

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 82%

“…Moreover, most works dwelling on the Republican period rather examine Turkey’s top-down Westernization process without offering a detailed analysis on how Europe was perceived in the Republican Turkey and how the Republican transformation was received by European society ( Heper, 2004 ; Keyder, 1993 ; Keyman, 2006 ; Nas, 2001 ; Polat, 2006 ). The edited volume entitled “The image of the Turk in Europe from the declaration of the republic in 1923 to the 1990s” by Kuran-Burçoğlu (2000) hitherto remains the most comprehensive scholarly research on the European perceptions of Turks from 1923 onwards, but the book fails to live up to its promise of explaining in detail how the declaration of the Turkish Republic ‘as a turning point within the history of the image of Turks in Europe’ was observed by Europeans ( Kuran-Burçoğlu, 2000: 12 ). Nevertheless, several chapters of the book provide brief insights on how the Republican Turkey was viewed in different national (mostly Eastern European) settings ( Bibina, 2000 ; Murgeseu, 2000 ; Sabatos, 2000 ; Tahir & Türker, 2000 ).…”

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The extant scholarly literature during the Republican period is primarily informed by the disciplines of History ( Aktürk, 2007 ; Aytürk, 2004 ; Barlas & Güvenç, 2009 ; Criss, 2008 ; Hanioğlu, 1997 ; Lewis, 1961 ; Murgeseu, 2000 ; Tachau, 1964 ; Waterfield, 1973 ; Yapp, 1992 ) and Politics ( Brewin, 2000 ; Criss, 2008 ; Helvacıoğlu, 1996 ; Heper, 2004 ; Keyman, 2006 ; Kösebalaban, 2007 ; Müftüler-Baç, 2000 ; Nas, 2001 ; Oğuzlu, 2002 ; Polat, 2006 ; Robins, 1996 ). Nevertheless, there are also works informed by other genres such as Literary Studies ( Clark, 2013 ; Ergin, 2010 ; Sabatos, 2000 ; Tahir & Türker, 2000 ; Wood, 1929 ), Sociology ( Ahıska, 2003 ; Keyder, 1993 ; Zarakol, 2010 ), Fine Arts ( Bibina, 2000 ; Kuran-Burçoğlu, 2003 ), Architecture ( Bozdoğan, 1998 ), City Planning ( Tekeli, 1998 ), Music ( Turan & Komsuoğlu, 2007 ) and Sports ( Şenyuva & Tunç, 2015 ) which provide a multi-disciplinary value to the research on the Republican period. However, as previously highlighted, except for a handful of sources, the bulk of the literature does not necesarily focus on the identity discussions between Turkey and Europe on a systematic fashion, but briefly touches upon the effects of the Republican transformation in the creation of a new Turkish identity and its reflections in Europe.…”

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Kuran-Burçoğlu (2003: 33–34) , Atatürk aimed to dismantle the historical image of Turks in Europe by adopting the principles of secularism and non-intervention. Through Secularism, Atatürk believed Turkey would negate its image as the religious other of Europe.…”

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Europe and Turkey: identities in evolution. An analytical literature review

Gulmez¹,

Topal²,

Rumelili³

2023

Open Res Europe

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This research aims to offer a valid answer to the question of how Turks and Europeans perceived each other in cultural and identity terms throughout history. With this purpose, it makes a thorough analytical review of the extant scholarly literature on identity relations between Turkey and Europe. There is an evident lack of scholarly attention on the evolution of mutual representations comparatively in the long durée. Most scholarly works focus on specific periods of time and investigate either how Turks view Europe or visa-versa. This systematic review provides the basis for an evolutionary analysis of mutual identity representations between Turkey and Europe over more than a two-hundred-year period. The period under focus starts with the French Revolution (1789) triggering intensive identity debates between Ottomans and Europeans and lasts until mid-2010s when bilateral relations between Turkey and the European Union went into disarray. This long period has been divided into four shorter periods each starting and ending with a remarkable event in world politics or bilateral relations. The study examines each period in relation to four focal issues, namely, nationalism, civilization, status in international society, and state-citizen relations generating intensive identity discussions in both Turkey and Europe. The article first presents the key findings of the relevant literature on European representations of Turkey and on Turkish representations of Europe in the four historical periods. Then it scrutinizes the extant literature on each period with respect to the four focal issues. Overall, the study, through a comprehensive literature review, demonstrates the ways in which mutual identity representations in Turkey and Europe have been contested over a two-hundred-year period.

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Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 82%

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Second Period (1923–1945)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Europe and Turkey: identities in evolution. An analytical literature review

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Topal²,

Rumelili³

2023

Open Res Europe

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“…Halil Hâlid 1904. Osman/Türk imajının Avrupa'daki tarihsel seyri ve farklı yorumları için bkz: Chew 1937, Davison 1981, Çırakman 2001. Kuran-Burçoğlu 2010, Çiçektakan 2014, Bisaha 2004.…”

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