The Unification on the Mountain and the Opposition in the Meaning of the Ağri Mountain Legend: 40 Days in Mount Musa Cover Image

Ağri Daği efsanesi'nin Dağ'da birleşimi-anlamda karşitliği: Musa Daği’nda 40 Gün
The Unification on the Mountain and the Opposition in the Meaning of the Ağri Mountain Legend: 40 Days in Mount Musa

Author(s): Yaşar Kop
Subject(s): Politics, Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Turkish Literature, The Ottoman Empire, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: 1915 Armenian Events; Mount Musa; novel;

Summary/Abstract: Many discussions that began with the conflicts and historical events between the Armenians and the Muslim Turks in the last days of the Ottoman State have come up to date. However, despite the fact that about a century has passed since the events of 1915, different namings have been made for the events that happened between the two nations. Of course, being an accused target of an invented genocide is perhaps a heavier accusation than being a perpetrator. The painful situation will be even more painful if historic finds are left on the edge and the events of 1915 are drawn towards the arena of politics, and if novels, films and oral and / or local history methods are used as arguments. One of the arguments used in this study, "40 Days in Musa Dag", is emphasized, and it is emphasized that a legendary situation is shown as a reality despite the lack of evidence. As a result, it has been concluded that the source of written or visual media that appeals to a target audience cannot be verified without internal and external criticism without reaching the primary sources.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 330-335
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Turkish