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Halide Edib:Turkish Nationalism And The Formation Of The Republic, Ansev Demirhan
Halide Edib:Turkish Nationalism And The Formation Of The Republic, Ansev Demirhan
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Halide Edib positioned herself as a main agent and figure of the Turkish nationalist movement, as both visionary and defender of her nation. Contributing to the evolving discourse on what it meant to be Turkish; Edib placed the family at the center of the state and identified women as state-builders. Through her interpretation of Turkish nationalism, I argue that Edib obscured the division between the public and private realm and classified women as agents in the creation of the Republic. I further contend that by doing this she contributed to the legitimization of Turkey on an international scale. This thesis …