An unproductive way to start an analysis on Turkey is to give precedence to prior knowledge. Turkey has changed so much the last few years that what was known until
Languages which until the 18th and 19th century were only tools to communicate attained new roles with the appearance of the nation-states and nationalism. They were associated to national identity.
RT Erdogan said the the Greeks burned down İzmir (Smyrna) in 1922. Here are two article of H. Millas that reviews this historical issue:
The underdeveloped nature of the Ottoman state has been so over-discussed that it is hard to add anything new to the discussion. Still, I am going to try. While I don’t necessarily know anything about what was, I do
I feel honoured that I am invited to speak at this meeting about Greeks and Turks. I have spent a large part of my life opposing the agents as well as the understanding that caused the enmity, the hostility, even
The (everlasting) ethnic dimension in mass media: The case of Greece and TurkeyUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Monday, 15 September 2003 Presentation of Dr. Hercules Millas - Istanbul (15/9/2003) The (everlasting) ethnic dimension in mass media: The case of Greece and Turkey Introduction: Who Is The Speaker? &... |
A ‘Rum’ in Robert College in the Years 1955-1965School Books-Teaching | Friday, 18 November 2005 By H. Millas in the Conference “Not the Least Among Many: The Greeks at Robert College”, Istanbul, Boğaziçi Unıversity, 19 November 2005. A ‘Rum’ in Robert College in the Years 1955-... |
Greeks Set Smyrna on Fire in (latest) Turkish TextbooksSchool Books-Teaching | Tuesday, 1 January 2002 Text of January 2002 - Unpublished Greeks Set Smyrna on Fire in (latest) Turkish Textbooks By H. Millas ‘Ό Έλληνες λένε πως οι Τούρκοι έκαψαν τη Σμύ... |
AN ANATOLIAN ANECDOTEUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Thursday, 29 May 2003 The presentation of Dr. Hercules Millas at the International Conference The Cultural Potential of the Balkan Countries as a Factor of Development, organized by Balkan Political Club - Istanbul 29 May/... |
History Textbooks in Greece and TurkeySchool Books-Teaching | Tuesday, 1 January 1991 History Workshop, Issue 31, Spring 1991, England (pp. 22-33) History Textbooks in Greece and Turkey by Hercules Millas This essay is based on a study of history textbooks used in primary school... |
Smyrna Fire by H. MillasOn Historiography | Monday, 30 April 2018 RT Erdogan said the the Greeks burned down İzmir (Smyrna) in 1922. Here are two article of H. Millas that reviews this historical issue: Smyrna Fire and the Arsonist: The Absentees of Tur... |
"Sir, why do the nationalists think like this?" - DonauAbout Minorities | Sunday, 31 December 2006 Published in Donau 2007/1 Groningen, pp.42-51 "Sir, why do the nationalists think like this?" Looking for a life in Turkey and Greece irrespective of ethnic boundaries ... |
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