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
The role of literature in improving international relations
During my contacts with authors, translators and literary critics - as a translator of literary texts myself - I came across with a quite widespread conviction that literature plays a positive role in improving relations across national borders. In
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... |
Perceptions of Conflict: Greeks and Turks in each other’s mirrorsGreek-Turkish Relations | 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 ... |
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... |
Native Language and DemagoguerySchool Books-Teaching | Friday, 15 October 2010 Native Language and Demagoguery by Herkül Millas 15 October 2010, Today’s Zaman, Commentary When is demagoguery necessary? When we are wrong or when we cannot defend our point. In short, when we fe... |
The Greek-Turkish Relations and the Young PeopleGreek-Turkish Relations | Tuesday, 31 August 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 ... |
The Other Town: How the Greeks and the Turks perceive mythical neighborsUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Thursday, 24 February 2011 Presentation by H. Millas at the International Conference “Myths of the Other in the Balkans. Representations, social practices and performances”, organized by The Department of Balkan, Slavic and... |
AN ANATOLIAN ANECDOTEUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Thursday, 29 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/... |
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