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Turkish Political Culture And Civil Society: An Unsettling Coupling?, Begum Burak
Turkish Political Culture And Civil Society: An Unsettling Coupling?, Begum Burak
Begum Burak
This paper attempts to analyze Turkish politics in the post-1980 period with a special reference to the relationship among the state elites, political elites and societal actors, and its impact on the constitution of civil society in Turkey. After the 1980 military intervention, the political and economic realms of Turkey witnessed a relative degree of liberalization through Özal’s neo-liberal policies. The January 24 economic decisions paved the way for economic liberalization as well as letting new economic and societal actors emerge. These new economic actors were different from the prevailing economic actors which used to enjoy a considerable amount of …
Instrumentalist Use Of Journalism In Imposing The Kemalist Hegemonic Worldview And Educating The Masses In The Early Republican Period, Begum Burak, Ihsan Yilmaz
Instrumentalist Use Of Journalism In Imposing The Kemalist Hegemonic Worldview And Educating The Masses In The Early Republican Period, Begum Burak, Ihsan Yilmaz
Begum Burak
Abstract This paper analyses hegemonic use of the press in the process of top-down Kemalist modernization in the early periods of the Turkish Republic that is characterized by one party rule between early 1920s and 1950. In addition to helping Westernization attempts of the Kemalists, the press in this period also was hegemonically engaged in vilification of the past. Moreover, intolerant attitude towards pluralism and plurality of views was the discursive norm of the Turkish press at that time. The journalism and the press in the early years of the Republic had consistently supported the new regime which was committed …
Osmanlı'Dan Günümüze Ordu-Siyaset İlişkileri, Begum Burak
Osmanlı'Dan Günümüze Ordu-Siyaset İlişkileri, Begum Burak
Begum Burak
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