Out of the Ruins of the Ottoman Empire: Reflections on the Ottoman Legacy in South-eastern Europe

#BiHInSolidarity/BeInSolidarity:BosnianAmericans,Islam, and Whiteness in Post‐9/11America

“…Might we understand these claims to belong in the United States as efforts aimed at the possibility of imagining different collective futures that disturb ideological features of "race," and America? I argue that they do, and further, that such efforts are critical to dismantling Islamophobic scripts that posit a Western indigenous Christianity versus Eastern externally imported Islam (Hajdarpašić 2008;Todorova 2009) by bringing to light the "hidden transcripts" that document the centuries-old presence of Muslim groups in Western Europe and in the Americas.…”

Nationalism in Official Tourism Websites of Balkan Countries

“…Th e overwhelming theme amongst all Balkan offi cial tourism websites is the presence of the Ottoman empire. Th e Ottoman past remains one of the most controversial historical subjects for the Balkans and still today any historical discussions about that era can ignite bitter and far-reaching debates about national identity and historical memory in the region (Hajdarpašić, 2008). In a nationalistic sense, it seems to be preferred to either downplay the infl uence of Ottoman culture in certain countries and for others to defame them as part of the makeup of their nation's identity.…”

Bosnian Immigrants Acculturation To Consumer Culture Experienced in İzmir

“…The figures about their immigration are not so clear, yet, According to Acma (2008), more than 1,6 million immigrants settled in Turkey between 1923 and 1990s and more than 90 percent of all immigrants arrived from the Balkan countries. Since Bosnians shared the historical and cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire and are regarded as close to the Turkish cultural identity, they are seen as natural members of Turkish nation by both parties (Cavusoglu, 2007;Ulker, 2007;Hajdarpasic, 2008) and their immigration actively encouraged by the state (Kirisci, 2007). Their immigration to Turkey was conceived as a factor strengthening the cohesion and homogeneity of Turkish nation.…”