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Constructing morality for Turkey : the moral campaign of the 1980s as a novel technique of governing
(Bilkent University, 2010)Political history of Turkey of the 1980s usually narrates the institutional reorganization of state structure and legislative changes introduced by the military regime established after the September 12, 1980 coup d’état ... -
The 'other(s)' in the discourse of Kemalist women : "sublime womanhood creates the sublime nation"
(Bilkent University, 2002)This study analyzes the ‘other(s)’ in the discourse of Kemalist women through a discourse analysis oi Kadin Gazetesi (1947-1979), a woman magazine published by the Kemalist women. The representation of the inferior and ... -
Political manhood in 2000's Turkey : representations of different masculinities in politics
(Bilkent University, 2012)This dissertation mainly questions the constructions of different masculinities in politics in Turkey. It re-reads the different representations of political manhood with reference to the AKP, the CHP and the MHP between ... -
Professional veiled women: the everyday life strategies of professional Islamic women in 1990s Bursa
(Bilkent University, 1999)The major aim of this thesis is to examine the multiple bases on which professional, married, veiled Islamic women organize their everyday lives, and understand how do they legitimize their everyday activities with using ... -
Republic Days in the post 1997 period Turkey : commemorative activities as embodied and contested interventions to the imaginary terrain of the 'nation'
(Bilkent University, 2004)This thesis explores the Republic Day holiday celebrations and their representations in three newspapers; Zaman, Hürriyet and Cumhuriyet in the post-1997 period from a perspective which argues that commemorative activities ...