The cultural policies of Turkish Republic during the establishment of nation state (1923-1938)
Author
Kamacı, İpek
Advisor
Tekelioğlu, Orhan
Date
2000Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This study aims to analyse the understanding of cultural politics during
the establishment period of Turkish Republic. It is argued that this understanding
of culturai politics is ideologically shaped by Kemalism that maintains Ziya
Gokalp's separation of culture and civilization. These two contradictory elements
are intermixed within the will of modernization and nation building process.
O/kii, Yeni turk Mecmumn and programs of Republican People's Party were
studied in order to make apparent the transferring of cultural politics on the
public. In this context, party programs and magazins are examined in terms of
their content with regard to an identity formation characterized by nationalist,
populist and secular values.