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
Native Language and Demagoguery
When is demagoguery necessary? When we are wrong or when we cannot defend our point. In short, when we feel stuck. Instead of saying “Sorry” or “I was wrong,” we prefer to beat around the bush. It is said
The Contrasting Images of Greeks in Turkish Literature: Fiction versus Memoirs
Negatively portrayed individuals who belong to a neighbouring nation in texts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is not a surprising phenomenon. One can even argue that the negatively portrayed national stereotypes of the "other" in textbooks, lite
H.M Articles
The Contrasting Images of Greeks in Turkish Literature: Fiction versus MemoirsLiterary Critisizm | Saturday, 1 August 2009 This article appeared originally and in a different version as: ‘The Image of Greeks in Turkish Literature: Fiction and Memoirs’, in Oil on Fire?, Studien zur Internationalen Schulbuchforschung, S... |
The National Perception of the ‘Other’ and the Persistence of Some ImagesOn Historiography | Thursday, 1 January 2004 First published in Turkish-Greek Relations – The Security Dilemma in the Aegean, Editors: Mustafa Aydın & Kostas Ifandis, Routledge, London and New York, 2004. The National Percept... |
Reciprocity in National ParadigmAbout Minorities | Wednesday, 6 July 2005 Published in Samim Akgönül (edit.) Reciprocity, Greek and Turkish Minorities, Law, Religion and Politics, Istanbul: Bilgi University Press, 2008. Presentation in Afemam, Atelier 12, Strasbour... |
The image of the Greek minority of Istanbul in Turkish literature: past and recent tendenciesAbout Minorities | Monday, 29 May 2006 Published in Intercultural Aspects in and around Turkic Literatures, Matthias Kappler (ed), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2006. The image of the Greek minority of Istanbul in Turkish literatur... |
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... |
Literature as a Mirror of National Prejudices and Stereotypes: The Greek and Turkish Cases in ComparisonUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Monday, 1 November 2010 By H. Millas – Lecture “A” in the USA, University of Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 2010 DRAFT ONLY Literature as a Mirror of National Prejudices and Stereotypes: The Greek and ... |
The ‘Other’ and Nation Building - The Testimony of Greek and Turkish NovelsOn Historiography | Saturday, 1 January 2005 First published in Representations of the ‘Other/s’ in the Mediterranean World and Their Impact on the Region, Editors: Nedret Kuran-Burçoğlu & Susan Gilson Miller, The Issis Press, İstanbu... |
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