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
Greek-Turkish Conflict And Arsonist FiremenLiterary Critisizm | Saturday, 1 April 2000 Published in New Perspectives On Turkey,Istanbul, Spring 2000, 22, pp. 173-184 Greek-Turkish Conflict And Arsonist Firemen Herkül Millas The Greek-Turkish political conflict ... |
An Anatolian Anecdote (Or Knowing Oneself)Greek-Turkish Relations | Wednesday, 28 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/... |
The role of literature in improving international relationsGreek-Turkish Relations | Tuesday, 3 September 2002 Presentation of Iraklis (Hercules) Millas in the international symposium “Prose in South-Eastern Europe” organized by the Hellenic Authors Society - Rhodes, 2/3-9-2002 The role of literatur... |
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... |
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-... |
The (everlasting) ethnic dimension in mass media: The case of Greece and TurkeyGreek-Turkish Relations | Sunday, 14 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? &... |
H. Millas for HistoreinOn Historiography | Monday, 1 September 2008 H. Millas for Historein, Athens , a book review, September 2008 Tasos Kostopoulos [War and ethnic cleansing; the forgotten aspect of a decade –long national crusade, 1... |
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