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
Perceptions of Conflict: Greeks and Turks in each other’s mirrorsOn Historiography | Friday, 31 July 2009 Published in In the Long Shadow of Europe, Greeks and Turks in the Era of Postnationalism, Edit by O. Anastasakis, K. Nicolaidis, K. Öktem, Martinus Nijhoff, 2009. Perceptions of ... |
Assessing Exodus from Istanbul: Do I feel being immigrant or expelled?About Minorities | Sunday, 17 October 2010 Presentation of H. Millas in the meeting "Settling Into Motion" (Türkiye’de Göç-Tarih ve Günümüz) organized by ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and Goethe-Institut in Istanbul, 18t... |
Teaching Greek in Turkey - Some Experiences from Interethnic LearningUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Thursday, 28 April 1994 By Hercules Millas for the conference 'Cyprus in Textbooks – Textbooks in Cyprus', organized by Georg-Eckert Institut in Braunschweig, 28-30 April 1994, unpublished presentation. ... |
A ‘Rum’ in Robert College in the Years 1955-1965Unpublished Presentations-Lectures | 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-... |
Friendship among people or between nations? – The Case of Greeks and TurksGreek-Turkish Relations | 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? – The... |
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... |
History Teaching and the formation of National Identity: The Greek and Turkish Case ComparedOn Historiography | Sunday, 31 October 2010 By H. Millas – Lecture “B” in the USA, University of Tuscon, Arizona and University of Brown, Rhode Island, November 2010 DRAFT ONLY History Teaching and the formation of National Identit... |
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