Continuity and change in the ideology of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), 1965-2015: from Alparslan Türkeş to Devlet Bahçeli

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buir.advisorHeper, Metin
dc.contributor.authorOpçin Kıdal, Arzu
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-12T09:26:26Z
dc.date.available2020-11-12T09:26:26Z
dc.date.copyright2020-10
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.date.submitted2020-11-10
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D.): Bilkent University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2020.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 235-276).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis Ph.D. dissertation offers an in-depth, systematic study of the continuities and discontinuities from 1965 to 2015 between the nationalist ideas and practices of Alparslan Türkeş (the founder and first leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Action Party [Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP]) and Devlet Bahçeli (the second and current leader). To this end, this study focuses on (i) general theories of nationalism; (ii) the historical development of Turkish nationalism from the late Ottoman Empire until 2015; and (iii) whether there are discernable differences between the nationalist ideas and practices of Türkeş and Bahçeli, and, if so, how and why such differences emerged. There appears to be no far-reaching comparative analysis of the nationalist ideas and practices of these two leaders in the academic literature, so this dissertation, using a comparative and historical methodology, provides the first systematic analysis of this topic within the relevant structural context. The dissertation argues that while the two leaders’ nationalist ideas and practices show continuity in terms of the party’s foundational claims, their ideologies have evolved as each leader has varied his emphasis on the ethnic, cultural, and civic components of Turkish nationalism. These changes parallel the party’s tactical needs in response to the perceived threats arising from specific historical contexts. The findings of this Ph.D. dissertation contribute evidence that theories and arguments based on types of nationalism have little empirical traction, at least in the Turkish case.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Arzu Opçin Kıdalen_US
dc.format.extentxv, 276 leaves ; 30 cm.en_US
dc.identifier.itemidB125373
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/54497
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAlparslan Türkeşen_US
dc.subjectDevlet Bahçelien_US
dc.subjectNationalismen_US
dc.subjectThe Nationalist Action Partyen_US
dc.subjectTurkish Nationalismen_US
dc.titleContinuity and change in the ideology of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), 1965-2015: from Alparslan Türkeş to Devlet Bahçelien_US
dc.title.alternativeMilliyetçi Hareket Partisi ideolojisinde süreklilik ve değişim, 1965-2015: Alparslan Türkeş’ten Devlet Bahçeli’yeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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