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
Greeks Set Smyrna on Fire in (latest) Turkish TextbooksUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Tuesday, 1 January 2002 Text of January 2002 - Unpublished Greeks Set Smyrna on Fire in (latest) Turkish Textbooks By H. Millas ‘Ό Έλληνες λένε πως οι Τούρκοι έκαψαν τη Σμύ... |
Human Rights, Democracy and Three Famous TrialsAbout Minorities | Friday, 1 September 2000 The presentation of Iraklis Millas in the meeting of "1st Annual Human Rights Education Programme for Southeastern Europe", Olympia, 17-27 September 2000 . Human Rights, Democracy an... |
Non-Muslim Minorities in the Historiography of Republican Turkey: The Greek CaseOn Historiography | Thursday, 30 May 2002 First published in The Ottomans and the Balkans – A Discussion of Historiography, (Edit) Fikret Adanır & Suraiya Faroqhi, Brill, Leiden/Boston/Köln, 2002. Non-Muslim Minorities in the Hi... |
The Greek-Turkish Relations and the Young PeopleUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Wednesday, 1 September 2004 Prepared by Hercules Millas – on request of Burcu Becermen An Intervention in a Youth Organization Workshop September 2004 The Greek-Turkish Relations and the Young People ... |
History Writing among the Greeks and Turks: Imagining the Self and the OtherOn Historiography | Tuesday, 1 January 2008 First published in The Contested Nation – Ethinicity, Class, Religion and Gender in National Histories, Edit. Stefan. Berger and Chris Lorenz, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2008. ... |
Les romans, les femmes et les relations gréco-turquesLiterary Critisizm | Sunday, 1 August 1999 By H. Millas, in the journal 'Genese-Oluşum', France, May/August 1999 Traduction : Samim et Frédérique AKGÖNÜL Les romans, les femmes et les relations gréco-turque... |
Constructing Memories of ‘Multiculturalism’ and Identities In the Turkish NovelsAbout Minorities | Thursday, 7 December 2006 Presentation of H. Millas in the workshop “Turkish Literature and Cultural Memory: ‘Multiculturalism’ as a Literary Theme after 1980”, 08.-09.12.2006, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen ... |
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