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
Nations and Identities: The case of Greeks and TurksGreek-Turkish Relations | Thursday, 30 May 2013 To read the e-book "Nations and Identities: The case of Greeks and Turks" CLICK HERE! |
Literary Canons and Promising Challenges: Greek and Turkish NovelsLiterary Critisizm | Saturday, 1 October 2005 By Dr. Hercules Millas –Workshop of Sofia, 1-2nd October 2005. Published in Balkan Literatures in the Era of Nationalim, Edit: Murat Belge & Jale Parla, Istanbul Bilgi University Press, 2008. &n... |
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... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
The Exchange of Populations in Turkish LiteratureLiterary Critisizm | Wednesday, 1 January 2003 First published in Crossing the Aegean, An Appraisal on the 1923 Compulsory Populations Exchange Between Greece and Turkey, Edit. Renee Hirschon, New York & Oxford, Berghahn Books, 2003. &nb... |
A silenced Aspect of ‘Peace Journalist’: The national identityGreek-Turkish Relations | Wednesday, 8 November 2006 Presentation of Dr. H. Millas – Peace Journalism Conference November 9-11/2006, Nicosia, Cyprus A silenced Aspect of ‘Peace Journalist’: The national identity &nb... |
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