Ambiguities of modernist nationalism: architectural culture and nation‐building in early Republican Turkey

Akman, Ayhan

doi:10.1080/1468384042000270344

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“…22 The early decades of the Turkish Republic was a period during which the discourse of "Turkishness" was widely adopted for the homogenization of the multiethnic and multi-religious Ottoman past and for the construction of a collective national identity. 23 Sibel Bozdogan describes this as a paradigm shift since it reframed Ottoman architecture by establishing a Turkic genealogy distinguishing it from Byzantine as well as other kinds of Islamic architecture. 24 There were also attempts by the Ministry of Culture to reappropriate past civilizations as imprints of Turkish culture, portraying the Hittite, Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman past as different periods of Turkish history.…”

Section: Commission For the Preservation Of Antiquities: Its Formatiomentioning

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The Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities and its role in the appropriation of İstanbul’s diverse heritage as national heritage (1939–1953)

Aykaç¹

2020

New Perspect. Turk.

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This paper argues that the early Republican attempts to reintegrate the Ottoman past into nationalist narratives later found their reflections in discussions regarding the preservation of İstanbul’s diverse heritage, coinciding with the redefinition of Turkish nationalism in the 1940s, incorporating Islam and marking a departure from the foundation ideology of the Republic of Turkey. In 1939, the Republican authorities decided to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1953. The Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities (Muhafaza-ı Asar-ı Atika Encümeni)—the body responsible for the preservation of historic monuments in İstanbul—was tasked with conducting restoration and repair works for the celebrations. Although the celebrations did not receive much attention in the following years, the annual celebrations in the city have now become a significant aspect of present-day İstanbul, which glorify its Ottoman-Islamic past. By presenting its negotiations and contestations with other state actors in the context of these preparations, this paper explores the role of the Preservation Commission in appropriating the inherited remnants of İstanbul’s multifaceted past as “national monuments.”

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The Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities and its role in the appropriation of İstanbul’s diverse heritage as national heritage (1939–1953)

Aykaç¹

2020

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“…The civilizing ambition of the nationalist republican leaders was to be implied primarily in the cities, where state power could be applied and displayed effectively, rather than the countryside. 29 Ankara, as the capital, became the fundamental stage of the country wherein the desired secular ideology and modernity would be actualized and exhibited. Furthermore, it was going to constitute a model for other Anatolian cities, 30 with its urban and spatial features as well as in its social and cultural structure.…”

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The Role of the Train Station in the Image Formation of the Early Republican Ankara

Sak

Basa

2012

Journal of Urban History

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Depending on the assumption that buildings play the fundamental role in the formation of cities and their image, this study investigates the contribution of the Train Station to the formation of Ankara and its image in the early years of the Turkish Republic. The spatial entity of the station reflected the intended modern identity of the new state. Orienting the movement and development within its setting, the building constituted an indispensable element of the structure of the city. It acted as an immediate stimulus for the perception of the city and as a mediator for the creation of city's image. As a building of prestige, it accommodated contemporary practices and provided civilized conditions for the whole public. Consequently, the station had a significant effect on the social and spatial formation and mental re-formation of Ankara.

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A Critical Geopolitical Reading of Turkish Foreign Policy

Hisarlıoğlu

2022

Critical Readings of Turkey’s Foreign Policy

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Ambiguities of modernist nationalism: architectural culture and nation‐building in early Republican Turkey

Cited by 5 publications

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The Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities and its role in the appropriation of İstanbul’s diverse heritage as national heritage (1939–1953)

The Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities and its role in the appropriation of İstanbul’s diverse heritage as national heritage (1939–1953)

The Role of the Train Station in the Image Formation of the Early Republican Ankara

A Critical Geopolitical Reading of Turkish Foreign Policy

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