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The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader: Political and Cultural Articles book cover

1st Edition

The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader Political and Cultural Articles

By Senel Symons Copyright 2012
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge
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NEW: The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader APP is now available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.oxola.turkishreader   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... Read more

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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