Although the main concern of this thesis is to analyze the anthropological aspects of the identity construction process among the Süryani Kadîm community's members settled in Istanbul, a comprehensive historical perspective is drawn describing their changing positions under the Islamic and Turkish rule. It is in this context that an emphasis is put on the dynamic nature of the ethno-religious identity, transforming itself throughout history according to emerging socio-political situations. The central argument of this study claims that the non-Muslim minorities in the Middle East, which are usually depicted as powerless or victimized subjects by the prevailing paradigm, have to be considered as social agents having the capacity of inventing...
72 pagesThe main aim of this study is to take a closer look to the community of the Muslim Cretans, ...
What makes Istanbul special and unique, is not its beauty, but the memories, the good and the bad of...
This study covers the influence of Ottoman Balkan Heritage on the construction of Turkish ...
The status of the Kurds, Turkey’s largest ethnic minority, has been a question of enduring significa...
This thesis presents the perceptions and dynamics of ethnic, national and religious identity of Arme...
The present thesis intends to determine how the ethno-religious Alevi communities in Turkey survive ...
This article examines the cultural identity of Turkish Shi’is in a border province in East Turkey an...
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the intersecting dynamics of gender and ethnic...
The Iraqi Turkmens have remained on the agenda of Turkish foreign policy, media and society on diffe...
The aim of the article is to present partial results of ongoing research project devoted to examinin...
The nation-state is undergoing a major identity crisis, and Turkey is not exempted from this convent...
In this dissertation, the causes, dimensions and consequences of conflicts are studied among groups ...
This thesis explores the identity perceptions of the Armenian and Jewish communities in the context ...
This dissertation addresses the processes of formation/deformation of national belonging in Turkey, ...
In this study, it is aimed to explore the role of ethnic networks, which are constructed in certain ...
72 pagesThe main aim of this study is to take a closer look to the community of the Muslim Cretans, ...
What makes Istanbul special and unique, is not its beauty, but the memories, the good and the bad of...
This study covers the influence of Ottoman Balkan Heritage on the construction of Turkish ...
The status of the Kurds, Turkey’s largest ethnic minority, has been a question of enduring significa...
This thesis presents the perceptions and dynamics of ethnic, national and religious identity of Arme...
The present thesis intends to determine how the ethno-religious Alevi communities in Turkey survive ...
This article examines the cultural identity of Turkish Shi’is in a border province in East Turkey an...
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the intersecting dynamics of gender and ethnic...
The Iraqi Turkmens have remained on the agenda of Turkish foreign policy, media and society on diffe...
The aim of the article is to present partial results of ongoing research project devoted to examinin...
The nation-state is undergoing a major identity crisis, and Turkey is not exempted from this convent...
In this dissertation, the causes, dimensions and consequences of conflicts are studied among groups ...
This thesis explores the identity perceptions of the Armenian and Jewish communities in the context ...
This dissertation addresses the processes of formation/deformation of national belonging in Turkey, ...
In this study, it is aimed to explore the role of ethnic networks, which are constructed in certain ...
72 pagesThe main aim of this study is to take a closer look to the community of the Muslim Cretans, ...
What makes Istanbul special and unique, is not its beauty, but the memories, the good and the bad of...
This study covers the influence of Ottoman Balkan Heritage on the construction of Turkish ...