The founding ground of Turkism-Turanism in the Early Republican Period: <i>Atsiz Mecmua</i>

BÖLÜKBAŞI Y. Z., BİLİCİ İ.

STUDIES IN ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/sena.12433
  • Journal Name: STUDIES IN ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Index Islamicus
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study focuses on the division and conflict during the formative phase of Turkish nationalism in the Early Republican Period. Turkish nationalism, the founding ideology of T & uuml;rkiye, was oriented towards identity and state building, and it developed an ethno-secular vision. In contrast, Turkism-Turanism nationalism, emerging from civilian circles, adopted a critical stance towards the official ideology and the prevailing understanding of ideology during that period, as evidenced by Ats & imath;z Mecmua. Using discourse analysis, this study examines prominent themes in Ats & imath;z Mecmua, such as anthropological Turkishness, Turanism, militarism, and a holistic approach to history. Conversely, communism in its ideological sense and identities other than Turkish were depicted as the other. Ats & imath;z Mecmua attempted to foster a new conception of nationalism to challenge Kemalist nationalism, seeking to forge Turkish unity through militarism and a fascist state model.