Turkey at the Crossroads

Ottoman Legacies and a Greater Middle East

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Turkey's future will be shaped fundamentally by the fate of its Kemalist legacy. A range of ideological currents today - Kurdish nationalists, Islamists, and so-called neo-Ottomanists - are all challenging the received, and still dominant, Kemalist version of the country's history. This book argues that Turkey cannot meet adequately the challenges and opportunities which its Middle East location offers (both its near neighbours and its more distant Turkic cousins in the newly independent states of Central Asia) so long as its ruling elite and its politically influential military continue to deny the significant continuities between the country's imperial Ottoman past and the Kemalist project of the 20th century.The authors examine Turkey's attempts at modernization, starting with the Ottomans' own reform attempts and accelerating with the Kemalist Republic and the country's growing orientation towards the West since 1945. They look at the challenge to Kemalism that Islamism and Kurdish nationalism have posed more recently. And they explore the difficulties and possibilities that Turkey faces in its hinterland - its Arab and Persian neighbours, Central Asia, and Israel. How it plays out its role as a regional actor will, they argue, be decided by the outcome of the profound ideological and political conflicts within the country. More particularly, Turkey cannot take modernization and democratization further until it faces up to the authoritarian legacy that Ottoman political culture passed on to the Turkish Republic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2001-10-01
Mått140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt347 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781856498678

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Introduction: The Turkish PuzzlePart I: The Continuities of Ottoman-Turkish Civilization1. Modernisation as a Theoretical Concept2. Reform and Decline: Modernisation in the Ottoman Empire3. National Resurrection: The Early Turkish Republic4. Western Integration: The Multi-Party PeriodPart II: Turkey in the Greater Middle East5. Kemalism Challenged: Susurluk, Political Islam and Kurdish Nationalism6. Encircled by Enemies? Turkey's Foreign Policy and its Middle Eastern Neighbours7. The Uneasy Alignment: Turkey and Israel8. The Revival of Pan-Turkism: Turkish Policies in C.A. and TranscaucasusConclusions: The Impasse of Kemalist Modernisation

'In the light of Turkey's EU accession process, this book provides a comprehensive and lucidly argued analysis of the political challenges that this country lying between Europe and the Middle East has to face. In focusing on still visible Ottoman-Turkish continuities, the authors touch on the sore point of Kemalism and present a refreshing interpretation of modern Turkish history.' Udo Steinbach, German Institute for Middle East Studies, Hamburg 'By emphasizing the relevance of Ottoman-Turkish continuities for the current problems of Turkey, and also bridging the gap between international relations and domestic politics, the authors offer an excellent corrective to the conventional analyses of this country. Their rich synthesis and weaving together of historical and social perspectives enable them to address the fundamental questions of Turkish democracy.' Umit Cizre, Bilkent University