Official Nationalism vs. Civil Nationalism of Single-Party Period in Turkey: The Case of Racism-Turanism in 1944 Cover Image

Türkiye’de Tek Parti dönemi resmi milliyetçilik- sivil milliyetçilik çatişmasi: 1944 Irkçilik- Turancilik Davasi
Official Nationalism vs. Civil Nationalism of Single-Party Period in Turkey: The Case of Racism-Turanism in 1944

Author(s): Ali Çiçek, Erkan Arslan, Ömer Nabi Baykal
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Political history, Security and defense, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Nationalism; Case of Racism- Turanism; Civil Nationalism;

Summary/Abstract: In this study, the historical roots of the Turkism movement will be handled to in the period from the Ottoman period to the one-party period until the Republic of Turkey. In addition to this, the change in the historical process of nationalism, the founding philosophy of the Republic of Turkey, will be determined. As a result, the 1944 Racism-Turanism Case will be drawn to the reactionary standpoint of civil nationalism in the face of official nationalism. The 1944 Racist-Turanian case, which criticized the CHP's foreign policy during the Second World War and conflict between official nationalism and civilian nationalism until the Second World War, will be the main focus of this work.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 36-44
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Turkish