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The nature and content of Kemalist ideology in Turkey during the last twenty years is analysed in this book. In order to place the current manifestations of this Turkish official modernising ideology in the two-part context of globalisation and the re-sacralisation of the world, Contemporary Kemalism scrutinises the texts of five prominent Kemalist intellectuals. After defining the unquestioned ideological premises of Kemalism, such as its implied liberal philosophy of history, and its idea about human nature, the book describes Kemalism’s vision of the ideal society. Kemalism’s close relationship to social democracy and neo-nationalism is then discussed in detail. Also included is an analysis of contemporary Kemalism’s relation to earlier Kemalist articulations. The study demonstrates that various previous assumptions, both Western and Turkish, concerning Kemalism’s nature and content are too simplistic, and thus unable to account for the endurance of this ideology and its continuing relevancy in present-day Turkey. Inviting the reader to contemplate contemporary Kemalism’s ambiguous relationship with the Western world, this book will be of value to scholars and researchers with an interest in Middle Eastern Politics, Modernization Theory and Political Ideology.

The nature and content of Kemalist ideology in Turkey during the last twenty years is analysed in this book. In order to place the current manifestations of this Turkish official modernising ideology in the two-part context of globalisation and the re-sacralisation of the world, Contemporary Kemalism scrutinises the texts of five prominent Kemalist intellectuals. After defining the unquestioned ideological premises of Kemalism, such as its implied liberal philosophy of history, and its idea about human nature, the book describes Kemalism’s vision of the ideal society. Kemalism’s close relationship to social democracy and neo-nationalism is then discussed in detail. Also included is an analysis of contemporary Kemalism’s relation to earlier Kemalist articulations. The study demonstrates that various previous assumptions, both Western and Turkish, concerning Kemalism’s nature and content are too simplistic, and thus unable to account for the endurance of this ideology and its continuing relevancy in present-day Turkey. Inviting the reader to contemplate contemporary Kemalism’s ambiguous relationship with the Western world, this book will be of value to scholars and researchers with an interest in Middle Eastern Politics, Modernization Theory and Political Ideology.

National and State Identity in Turkey uses the concepts of national and state identity to examine Turkey’s domestic and international politics and explain how the country’s position in the international system has changed over the last ten years. State identity is understood as the end result of a transformed national identity, linking both domestic and international levels. Toni Alaranta argues that there has been a radical reformulation of Turkey’s national identity, interest, and positioning in the world since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002. This transformed identity has helped the country renegotiate its status in the world. He first examines the changing nature of Turkey’s national identity before looking at the struggle between two extreme positions—secularism and Islamism. He then explains how the “New Turkey” discourse is part of an Islamic-conservative ideology that targets the notion of the “domestic other,” or minorities, versus the Turkish-Muslim “self.” This discourse is transforming not only the notion of national identity but also Turkey’s relations with the rest of the world, and particularly with the European Union.

This book offers a comprehensive account of Turkey's foreign policy narratives in a period of global power shifts. By examining international and national historical processes, the author highlights narrative processes and traditions that describe Turkey and its position in world politics. He also analyzes how global power shifts, such as the rise of China, affect Turkey's increasingly active and confusing foreign policy and the narratives associated with it. The book covers topics such as Kemalist modernization, Islamic conservative views of the New World Order, Turkey's relations with non-Western countries such as Russia and China, and Turkish narratives of the Syrian war and the COVID-19-pandemic. It is intended for scholars of international relations and European and Middle Eastern politics, and appeals to anyone interested in Turkish history and politics.

This book offers a comprehensive account of Turkey's foreign policy narratives in a period of global power shifts. By examining international and national historical processes, the author highlights narrative processes and traditions that describe Turkey and its position in world politics. He also analyzes how global power shifts, such as the rise of China, affect Turkey's increasingly active and confusing foreign policy and the narratives associated with it. The book covers topics such as Kemalist modernization, Islamic conservative views of the New World Order, Turkey's relations with non-Western countries such as Russia and China, and Turkish narratives of the Syrian war and the COVID-19-pandemic. It is intended for scholars of international relations and European and Middle Eastern politics, and appeals to anyone interested in Turkish history and politics.

Euroopan ja Lähi-idän portiksi muodostunutta nykyisen Turkin aluetta ovat hallinneet sivilisaatiot kreikkalaisista ja roomalaisista osmaneihin. Millaisen matkan Osmani-imperiumin raunioille 1920-luvulla perustettu maallinen ja länsimaisia vaikutteita ottanut Turkin tasavalta on kulkenut muuttuessaan omaa tietään kulkevaksi toimijaksi islamilaisen maailman ja länsimaiden välissä?Turkista puhuttaessa esille nousevat usein uskonnon ja politiikan suhde, kurdivähemmistön asema sekä demokratian tila. Geopoliittisesti tärkeä sijainti on taannut ulkovaltojen kiinnostuksen Turkin kehitystä kohtaan. Eri vuosikymmeninä Turkki on herättänyt milloin lupauksia maan demokraattisesta tulevaisuudesta, milloin taas pelkoja luisumisesta autoritariaan.Turkin historia esittelee maan vaiheita itsenäisyyssodan sankarin Mustafa Kemal Ataturkin ajasta Recep Tayyip Erdoganiin, jonka kaudella valtaa on kasattu yhä voimakkaammin presidentille. Teos vie Turkin modernisoitumiskamppailuista niin sotilasvallankaappauksien melskeisiin, Eurooppa-politiikan käänteisiin kuin Turkin nousuun maailmanpolitiikan aktiiviseksi peluriksi.

Tasan 50 vuotta sitten eli kesällä 1974 Turkki valtasi Kyproksen pohjoisosan. Kolme vuosikymmentä myöhemmin Kyproksen kreikkalaisesta tasavallasta tuli puolestaan EU-jäsen. Millaiset kehityskulut johtivat näihin tapahtumiin? Kuinka todennäköiseltä Kyproksen yhdistäminen näyttää tällä hetkellä?Kreikka, Turkki ja jaettu Kypros taustoittaa itäisen Välimeren alueen vaiherikasta historiaa Kreikan vapaussodasta 1820-luvulla modernin Turkin syntyyn, Kyproksen itsenäistymiseen ja 2020-luvun konflikteihin. Se tuo esille kreikkalaisten ja turkkilaisten yhteiselon kipupisteitä ja valaisee Britannian imperiumiin kuuluneen Kyproksen asemaa kansainvälisen politiikan pelinappulana.Teos on samalla tarkka analyysi moninapaistuvan maailman lainalaisuuksista ja vaihtoehdoista. Kiinan ja Yhdysvaltojen välinen kamppailu, pakolais-, ilmasto- ja energiakriisit sekä sodat Ukrainassa ja Lähi-idässä näkyvät myös itäisen Välimeren todellisuudessa.