Browsing by Keywords "Nationalism"

About the artistic and performing features of violin works of Gara Garayev

Ganioğlu, Ceyla (Bilkent University, 2019-06)

Garayev’s unique talents of music opened a new page in Azerbaijan’s music of 20th century. He adapted an untypical way of making music in which he was able to combine the traditional and the modern type. There are several ...

Ajarian identity and the regime of Aslan Abashidze

Brody, David (Bilkent University, 1999)

This thesis analyzes the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria: the Ajarian people, their history, and the nature of the current administration under Aslan Abashidze. Emphasis is given to a historical consideration of the self ...

Analyzing the early republican ideology with specific reference to the Turkish literature : 1930-1945

Birler, R Ömür (Bilkent University, 2000)

Having taken for granted that there exists a certain but nonlinear relation between political ideology and literature, this thesis seeks to trace the early republican political project vis a vis development of the Turkish ...

Articulating socialism with nationalism : a critical analysis of nationalism in the Turkish leftist tradition in the 1960s

Doğan, Erkan (Bilkent University, 2010)

In this dissertation, it is argued that nationalism was one of the most important characteristics of the socialist movement in Turkey in the 1960s. When we look at the socialist movement in Turkey in this period, we ...

The construction of the republican discourse through interventions in public space

Çağış, Elif (Bilkent University, 2004)

This thesis is on the construction of the early republican discourse through the interventions in public space. These interventions are the construction of Ankara as the national center and the two monuments, The Victory ...

Curbing Kurdish ethno-nationalism in Turkey: an empirical assessment of pro-Islamic and socio-economic approaches

Sarigil, Z. (Routledge, 2010)

Within the debates on curbing Kurdish ethno-nationalism in Turkey, the pro-Islamic approach puts emphasis on empowering the notion of 'Islamic brotherhood' between Turks and Kurds. The socio-economic approach, on the other ...

Education, nationalism and gender in the young Turk Era, 1908-1918

Enacar, Ekin (Bilkent University, 2007)

The aim of this thesis is to analyze the education of Ottoman girls during the Second Constitutional Era, and to examine the “ideal female citizen” model, which was described in the primary and secondary school textbooks. ...

Exploring the roots and dynamics of Kurdish ethno-nationalism in Turkey

Sarıgıl, Z.; Fazlıoglu, O. (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2014)

Using comprehensive and original data derived from a recent major public opinion survey, this study examines an under-investigated aspect of the Kurdish issue in Turkey: the dynamics and factors behind Kurdish ethno-nationalism ...

The 'fakelore' term and nasreddin hodja

Şimşek F.I. (2008)

"Fakelore", in general terms, expresses fake folklore material produced by researchers or creative writers for popular aims. However, these are very close to folklore productions, as a matter of fact, these materials have ...

Feminist/ nationalist discourse in the first year of the Ottoman revolutionary press (1908-1909) : readings from the magazines of Demet, Mehasin and Kadin (Salonica)

Keskin, Tülay (Bilkent University, 2003)

Feminist/ Nationalist Discourse in the First Year of Ottoman Revolutionary Press: Readings from the Magazines Demet, Mehasin and Kadın (Salonica) This paper examines the emergence of a Feminist discourse and its ...

Friends no more? the rise of Anti-American nationalism in Turkey

Grigoriadis, I. N. (Middle East Institute, 2010)

This article examines the rise of anti-American nationalism in Turkey. While Turkish public opinion has developed strong views against a set of foreign policies furthered by the United States, recent findings allude to the ...

The function of "localism" and "nationalism" in the context of relation between folklore and advertising

Buğra, M.G. (2006)

The sector of advertising is an area that always renewals itself and uses all the codes that it can reach. So elements of folklore are main determining factors. The aim of this article is to point out how the concepts of ...

The Greek Muslim migration : rethinking the role of security and nationalism within the 1923 compulsory exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey

Kalayoğlu, Sinan (Bilkent University, 2004)

In my Masters Thesis, I examine the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange between Greece and Turkey (CEOPBGT). Endorsed at a convention in Lausanne, Switzerland, the forced transfer of over one million Anatolian Greek ...

Imagi-nation of gendered nationalism : the represantation of women as gendered national subjects in Ottoman-Turkish novels (1908-1938)

Küçükalioğlu, Elif Gözdaşoğlu (Bilkent University, 2005)

The relation between gender and nationalism has been a controversial issue since the 1980’s when the feminist analyses have brought to light different ways in which women are implicated in nationalist projects. Although ...