Flags and traitors: The advance of ethno-nationalism in the Turkish self-image
ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, cilt.34, sa.11, ss.1894-1912, 2011 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 11
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01419870.2011.556746
- Dergi Adı: ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1894-1912
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Turkey, self-image, enemy within, flag, ethnic nationalism, secular nationalism, TURKEY
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This paper examines a peculiar change in the Turkish self-image towards an ethno-nationalist discourse in the 2000s. In Turkish public life one may find various manifestations of a self-promoting ethnocentric world view alongside expressions of xenophobic feelings against the so-called enemies within and without. This study explores a certain transition from a modernist and secular self-image to an ethnocentric self-regard with reference to nationalist best sellers, TV series, public displays of slogans, and flagging incidents in the 2000s.