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1st Edition

The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader Political and Cultural Articles

By Senel Symons Copyright 2012
    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    200 Pages
    by Routledge

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    The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader has been specially designed for intermediate and advanced learners of Turkish and comprises a broad selection of graded readings.

    Written by prominent Turkish academics and journalists, the collection of modern texts presented here have been carefully selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to current political and cultural issues related to Turkey; from gender, ethnicity, religion and social class through to arts and history.

    Each reading is fully supported by:

      • an introduction written by an expert in the related field

      • a vocabulary list with English translation and vocabulary in context

      • short grammar explanations of any difficult structures encountered in the text

      • comprehension questions directly text related, language exercises and subject specific questions to generate class-discussion and essay writing in Turkish

      • a key to comprehension questions and language exercises

      • a list of suggested further reading (online support).

    Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader is an essential tool for increasing language proficiency and enriching the learners’ socio-cultural knowledge of Turkey.

    Companion website available at http://www.senelsymons.co.uk/books/

    Introductions in English by: Prof. Dr. E. Fuat Keyman, Koç University, Prof. Dr. Ümit Cizre, Bilkent University, Dr. Can Dündar, journalist, writer, columnist, director, Dr. Martin Stokes, Oxford University, Prof. Dr. Cemil Koçak, Sabancı University, Prof. Dr. Fatih Selami Mahmutoğlu, İstanbul University, Prof. Dr. Fatma Gök, Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Dilek Cindoğlu, Bilkent University, Prof. Dr. Yıldız Silier, Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Kibaroğlu, Middle East Technical University, Prof. Dr. Oya Pancaroğlu, Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Meliz Ergin, Koç University, Prof. Dr. Özlem Tür, Middle East Technical University, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Uyduranoğlu, Bilgi University, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Gambetti, Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Saime Özçürümez, Bilkent University, Prof. Dr. Kürşad Ertuğrul, Middle East Technical University, Dr. Selin Akyüz-Şaşmaz, Bilkent University.

    The articles in Turkish by: Prof. Dr. Murat Belge, Bilgi University, Prof. Dr. Orhan Tekelioğlu, Bahçeşehir University, Prof. Dr. E. Fuat Keyman, Koç University, Murat Yetkin, journalist, columnist, lecturer, Radikal, Prof. Dr. Türker Alkan, Çankaya University, Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran, Ankara University, Prof. Dr. Hakan Hakeri, Ondokuz Mayıs University; Cem Erciyes, journalist, Radikal, Dr. Fikret Bila, journalist, columnist, Milliyet, Prof. Dr. Şahin Alpay, Bahçeşehir University, Prof. Dr. Mümtaz‘er Türköne, Gazi University, Prof. Dr. Mahnaz Gümrükçüoğlu, Sakarya University, Dr. Ali Bayramoğlu, journalist, Yeni Şafak, Prof. Dr. Hakkı Uyar, Dokuz Eylül University,  Ayşe Hür, historian, journalist, columnist, Taraf.

     

     

     

    Language policy in Turkey

    • The creation of a national language

    • Languages of minorities

    • Language and nationalism

    • Language and social class

    • Language and gender

    Education policy in Turkey

    • Education and equality

    • Education, gender and social classes

    Turkey and the EU

    • Turkish accession to the EU

    • Satisfying the Copenhagen Criteria

    • The perception of Europeanism in Turkey

    National identity and nationalism in Turkey

    • The perception of Turks of the West and the East throughout history: admiration, disappointment, fear, suspicion...

    • Turkish foreign policy towards Europe

    • Islam, Secularism and Nationalism

    • The definitions of "a Turk" in Turkey

    • Left wing politics and nationalism

    Democracy in Turkey

    • Freedom of thought

    • Articles 301 (insult of Turkishness) and 216 (denigrating the military) in the Penal Code

    　

    Minority politics in Turkey

    • The Kurdish question

    Militarism in Turkey

    • The role of the military in the establishment of the Turkish Republic

    • Military coups in Turkey

    • The military and education

    Gender in Turkey

    • The (re)construction of multiple male identities

    The multi – faceted-ness of Turkish culture throughout history

    • The self-perception of Turks

    • Multiculturalism in Turkish art

    Religion and secularism in Turkey

    • The Turkish model of secularism

    • The role of religion(s) in Turkish Society

    The issue of the headscarf in Turkey

    • Islamism, democracy and liberalism in Turkey

    • The challenges of continuity and change

    • The vicious circle of opposing perspectives

    The study of happiness in Turkey

    • The socio-cultural and economic meaning(s) of happiness in Turkey

    The new Turkish Penal Code

    • The new regulations regarding everyday life.

    • Is a teacher allowed to beat her/his students?

    • Is begging forbidden?

    • Is bullying by a mother-in-law punishable?

    • Is ignoring crime a crime?

    Sexual honour in Turkey

    • The socio-cultural meaning of honour killings

    Turkey and the Middle East

    • Turkey's state identity and foreign policy towards the Middle East

    Elitism and social dimensions in Turkey

    • Habitus, islam, gender and social classes in Turkey

    • Why is it "rude" to barbecue at the seaside?

    • The social meaning of white and red meat in Turkey

    Kemalism in Turkey

    • The political framework of Kemalism(s)

    Environmental issues in Turkey

    • The Water Summit 2009 in Turkey

    • Global warming

    • Ecology and human rights

    The Turkish economy

    • Economics and Politics

    • Neo-Liberal Restructuring

    • Economic sustainability

    • The environment and the economy

    • Turkey and the Global Economy

    　

    Popular culture in Turkey

    • Music and society in Turkey

    • The Turkish diva Sezen Aksu

    　

    Arts and politics in Turkey

    • The Turkish film "Mustafa": Why do some love "Mustafa" and others hate it?

    Liberalism and conservatism in Turkey

    • Social liberalism

    • Moderate Islam and neoliberal politics

    Literature and politics in Turkey

    • Pride versus shame regarding the Nobel Prize of Orhan Pamuk

    Turkish Culinary Art

    • The cultural and political meanings of Turkish culinary art

    • Is cacık (zaziki) Turkish or Greek?

    • Is it Turkish delight or Greek delight?

    Biography

    Şenel Symons is a specialist on sociolinguistics and has been teaching Turkish at the University of Oxford, UK, since 2004.

    http://www.senelsymons.co.uk

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