To rediscover New Turkey
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
Bilingualism and national identity: Prestigious versus unprestigious languages
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.
Smyrna Fire by H. Millas
RT Erdogan said the the Greeks burned down İzmir (Smyrna) in 1922. Here are two article of H. Millas that reviews this historical issue:
Underdevelopment
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
Friendship among people or between nations? – The Case of Greeks and Turks
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
H.M Articles
A ‘Rum’ in Robert College in the Years 1955-1965About Minorities | 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-... |
A silenced aspect of the ‘peace journalist’: his/her national identityUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Thursday, 9 November 2006 Presentation of Dr. H. Millas – Peace Journalism Conference November 9-11/2006, Nicosia, Cyprus A silenced aspect of the ‘peace journalist’: his/her national identity &... |
Friendship among people or between nations? – The Case of Greeks and TurksUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Friday, 14 October 2011 Special opening lecture at the “5th Turkish-Greek Rheumatology Days” meeting, Cornelia Diamond Resort, Antalya, 14 October 2011. Friendship among people or between nations?... |
From Ottomanism to New-Ottomanism: Strategic Depth as a new synthesisUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Friday, 5 October 2012 Presentation at the conference “Balkan Worlds: Ottoman past and Balkan Nationalisms” organized by The Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia in collaboration wi... |
Teaching ReligionSchool Books-Teaching | Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Today’s Zaman, 18 August 2010, Commentary Teaching Religion by HERKÜL MİLLAS Generally five different approaches are proposed when the teaching of religion in public schools is being... |
How to be a well-behaved RumAbout Minorities | Thursday, 7 January 2010 How to be a well-behaved Rum by HERKÜL MİLLAS Today’s Zaman, 8 January 2010, Commentary When recently during a visit abroad, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew voiced some of his compl... |
From the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic: Vacillating between heritage and prospectsUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Friday, 10 June 2011 For the workshop “Teaching the Post-Empire State in Europe: National Historiography and History Teaching”, 10-12 June 2011, at the University of Huddersfield. By Dr. H. Millas – Draft onl... |
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