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
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.
RT Erdogan said the the Greeks burned down İzmir (Smyrna) in 1922. Here are two article of H. Millas that reviews this historical issue:
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
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
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 image of the Greek minority of Istanbul in Turkish literature: past and recent tendenciesLiterary Critisizm | 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... |
How to be a well-behaved RumAbout Minorities | Thursday, 7 January 2010 How to be a well-behaved Rum by HERKÜL MİLLAS Today’s Zaman, 8 January 2010, Commentary When recently during a visit abroad, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew voiced some of his compl... |
Constructing Memories of ‘Multiculturalism’ and Identities In the Turkish NovelsLiterary Critisizm | Thursday, 7 December 2006 Presentation of H. Millas in the workshop “Turkish Literature and Cultural Memory: ‘Multiculturalism’ as a Literary Theme after 1980”, 08.-09.12.2006, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen ... |
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... |
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... |
A silenced aspect of the ‘peace journalist’: his/her national identityUnpublished Presentations-Lectures | Thursday, 9 November 2006 Presentation of Dr. H. Millas – Peace Journalism Conference November 9-11/2006, Nicosia, Cyprus A silenced aspect of the ‘peace journalist’: his/her national identity &... |
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