Turkish View Research Articles

Conceptions of Europe in Renaissance France: Essays in Honour of Keith Cameron

This well-presented volume honours Cameron with ten chapters on various aspects of Renaissance literature and culture, accompanied by a synoptic introduction (Cowling) and an engaging personal tribute (Sorrell). Balsamo opens discussion by considering how the notion of Europe (ostensibly the book's overall subject) can be linked in its emergence to the widespread community of scholars and the shared interests of a nobility whose ‘caractère internationale’ (sic) gained particular emphasis via plans for an anti-Turkish crusade. Heath treats an analogous theme in examining how Turkish views of the Occident, as presented by European and particularly French writers, were exploited to support their own national pride, whilst Lestringant too considers the concept of difference by examining the livre des contrariétés, a genre where nations and cultures (for instance, once again, Christian and Islamic) are schematically contrasted, be it for the reader's moral instruction or his mere delight. The theme of crusade returns in Bellenger's analysis of the literary and cultural background to Du Bartas's poem on Lepanto. Translated by a Protestant from a work by a Protestant monarch (James VI of Scotland), it celebrates a Catholic victory, and so bespeaks a European awareness that transcends sectarian differences. Fragonard focuses more centrally on Franco-British relations in a complex (and occasionally ungrammatical) treatment of d'Aubigné's diplomatic (and for him ultimately unfruitful) contacts with the English court. Roberts also considers religious oppositions, but in the context of the reign of Henry II and the French Religious Wars, where Baïf's political verses in praise of the Valois assisted the ultimate survival of the French state despite the accession of a Protestant king in 1589. Rabelais is subjected to two treatments, Morrison firstly examining his various reflexions of the ideas of Christendom and Europe, concluding that his international perspectives are largely pessimistic: a somewhat negative view given Rabelais's idealistic messages concerning war and colonization. After all, Thélème (for Morrison, his clearest example of a European culture) is only established once force of arms has restored international peace and brotherhood. Secondly, Charpentier considers the geographical and cultural implications of the Quart Livre and Cinquième Livre journeys, noting particularly how close to home they remain in some instances, either by implication or indeed in reality. Equally casanier is McGowan's treatment of Blaise de Vigenère, which comprises a general introduction to his humanistic attitudes, interests and achievements, and draws intriguing parallels with Montaigne, also a European traveller. Trotter's survey of the (non-)effects of the Edit de Villers-Cotterets centres, just as closely, on various archival sources in southwestern France which show that the linguistic standardization imposed by that pronouncement was far from universal. Some documents are composed in a style so telegraphic that it is hard to decide if they are in French or Gascon, with many Latinisms also surviving. In sum, this is a varied and stimulating collection, much of it promising fuller elaboration by the contributors, yet surely in its current form already as much a pleasure for Cameron as for his many admirers.

Islam, Sovereignty, and Democracy: A Turkish View

In this article, some conceptual and empirical relations between Islam, sovereignty, and democracy will be examined, with comparisons to Christianity. In the first part of the article, the historical conditions of the formation of the dualist (Christianity) and monist (Islam) political theories of the two religions will be examined. This will be followed by a conceptualization of the beginning and end of their respective “middle ages.” It will be argued that the end of the Islamic middle ages was marked, in some Islamic countries, by the following phenomena: the building of a secular state apparatus; the replacement of "religion" by “nation” as the basis of the sovereignty of the new state; the deportation of Islam from the state to society; and the re-birth of Islam in the hands of the social actors as a political ideology aiming at re-capturing the state it had lost. In the final sections, the problematic relationship between secularization and democratization in the Islamic world will be examined, and the experiments with secularization in the Islamic world will be compared with those of France. It will be observed that what made secularization and democracy compatible in France was a combination of historical factors (the existence of the Church that controlled the social manifestations of religion; the state's success in nation-building; the efficiency of the secular judicial system; and the state's satisfactory performance in the area of socioeconomic development), which were largely absent in the Islamic contexts, with the possible exception of Turkey.

Politics and tourism interface: The Case of Cyprus

The Cyprus tourism industry has had to be sensitive to the political problems between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Federation is considered to be a partial solution to the problems. This paper evaluates the influence of politics and nationalism on the tourism planning and development under a possible federal constitution. The views of Turkish and Greek Cypriot participants from private and public organizations are studied through semistructured interviews. The findings suggest that any future planning and development is likely to be a complex undertaking, as the two societies tend to have different sets of objectives and expectations.

Turkey and European Security and Defence Identity/Policy (ESDI/P): A Turkish View

How will the new European security architecture evolve in the post-Cold war era, particularly in the aftermath of the events of September 11, based upon a new NATO–EU strategic partnership in crisi...

Behind the Turkish-Israeli Alliance: A Turkish View

Behind the Turkish-Israeli Alliance: A Turkish View

Behind the Turkish-Israeli Alliance: A Turkish View

Arguing that Turkey's policy in the Middle East since the 1940s has been driven by its perception of geopolitical necessities, this article ex- amines the shifts in that policy through the prism of key issues of na- tional concern. the perception of the Soviet threat, the Cyprus issue, the water dispute with Iraq and Syria, and regionalization of the Kurdish problem. Turkey's leaders tilted toward the Arabs in the 1970s when they needed Arab diplomatic and economic support. During the 1990s, reduced trade with the Arabs, lack of Arab support on key issues, and bilateral disputes with Iraq and Syria led them to opt for closer relations with Israel.

The Turkish‐Syrian Crisis of October 1998: A Turkish View

Middle East PolicyVolume 6, Issue 4 p. 174-191 The Turkish-Syrian Crisis of October 1998: A Turkish View Mahmut Bali Aykan, Mahmut Bali Aykan Dr. Aykan is an associate professor of International Relations at Yeditepe University in Istanbul.Search for more papers by this author Mahmut Bali Aykan, Mahmut Bali Aykan Dr. Aykan is an associate professor of International Relations at Yeditepe University in Istanbul.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 January 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4967.1999.tb00361.xCitations: 9Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume6, Issue4June 1999Pages 174-191 RelatedInformation

The EU‐Turkey customs union: Economic integration amidst political turmoil

The approval of the EU‐Turkey Customs Union by the European Parliament (EP) has brought Turkey to the last stage of economic integration with the EU short of membership. The customs union is also of far‐reaching political importance. However, European concerns about democratization, human rights violations and the Kurdish problem persist, as do anti‐western sentiments in parts of Turkish society. Paradoxically, the strengthening of political ties between the EU and Turkey could lead to mutual estrangement in the future, given that the Turkish view of the customs union as a final step before membership of the EU is not shared by the Union. Forthcoming EU enlargements, especially the accession of Cyprus, threaten to disturb the new EU‐Turkish relationship. Although the battle over EP acceptance of the customs union is over, the real test for EU‐Turkey relations will come over the next few years.

Naval security in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean: A Turkish view

Naval security in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean: A Turkish view

Behold a pale horse: Australian war studies

The Rehearsal: Australians at War in the Sudan, 1885. By Ken Inglis. Rigby, Sydney 1985. Pp. 176. $24.95 cloth. Britain, the Australian Colonies and the Sudan Campaigns of 1884–85. By Malcolm Saunders. University of New England, Armidale 1985. Pp. iv + 226. $33.75 cloth, $16.75 paper. Bluejackets and Boxers: Australia's Naval Expedition to the Boxer Uprising. By Bob Nicholls. Allen & Unwin, Sydney 1986. Pp. xi + 164. $19.95 cloth. Six‐Bob‐A‐Day Tourist. By Janet Morice. Penguin, Ringwood 1985. Pp. 95. $7.95 paper. Arthur and Emily: Letters in Wartime. Edited by Irene Macdonald and Susan Radvansky. McPhee Gribble/Penguin, Ringwood 1984. Pp. 94. $6.95 paper. A Turkish View of Gallipoli Canakkale. By Kevin Fewster, Vecihi Basarin, Hatice Hurmuz Basarin. Hodja Educational Resources, Melbourne n.d. [1985]. Pp. 139. $19.95 cloth. Padre: Australian Chaplains in Gallipoli and France. By Michael McKernan. Allen & Unwin, Sydney 1986. Pp. xv + 190. $19.85 cloth. Australians on the Somme: Pozieres 1916. By Peter Char...

Implications of new military technologies and doctrines for the evolution of national defense strategies in relation to NATO: A Turkish view

Implications of new military technologies and doctrines for the evolution of national defense strategies in relation to NATO: A Turkish view

Turkey faces West: a Turkish View of Recent Changes and their Origin

Turkey faces West: a Turkish View of Recent Changes and their Origin

<italic>Turkey faces West: a Turkish View of Recent Changes and their Origin</italic>. By Halidé Edib, formerly Professor of Western Literature in the University of Istambul. With a Preface by Edward Mead Earle, Associate Professor of History in Barnard College and Columbia University. (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1930. Pp. xiv, 273. $3.00)

<italic>Turkey faces West: a Turkish View of Recent Changes and their Origin</italic>. By Halidé Edib, formerly Professor of Western Literature in the University of Istambul. With a Preface by Edward Mead Earle, Associate Professor of History in Barnard College and Columbia University. (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1930. Pp. xiv, 273. $3.00)

Turkey Faces West: A Turkish View of Recent Changes and Their Origin. Halidé Edib

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsTurkey Faces West: A Turkish View of Recent Changes and Their Origin. Halidé Edib William W. EddyWilliam W. Eddy Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Modern History Volume 3, Number 1Mar., 1931 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/235718 Views: 2Total views on this site Copyright 1931 The University of Chicago PressPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Turkey in the World War.

Journal Article Turkey in the World War, Turkey Faces West: A Turkish view of recent changes and their origin, Yoljuluk: Random Thoughts on a Life in Imperial Turkey and Towards Disaster: The Greek Army in Asia Minor in 1921 Get access 83. Turkey in the World War. By Ahmed Emin, Ph.D., formerly Professor of Statistics in Constantinople University; Editor of the Vatan. [Carnegie Economic and Social History of the World War.] 1930. (London: Oxford University Press. 8vo. 328 pp. 15s.)84. Turkey Faces West: A Turkish view of recent changes and their origin. By Halidé Edib. Preface by Edward Mead Earle. 1930. (London: Oxford University Press. 8vo. xvi + 273 pp. 14s.)85. Yoljuluk: Random Thoughts on a Life in Imperial Turkey. By William Nesbitt Chambers. 1930. (London: Simpkin Marshall. 8vo. 3s. 6d.)86. Towards Disaster: The Greek Army in Asia Minor in 1921. By H.R.H. Prince Andrew of Greece. Trans. and Preface by H.R.H. Princess Andrew of Greece. 1930. (London: John Murray. 8vo. xv + 304 pp. 15s.) H. Charles Woods H. Charles Woods Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Volume 9, Issue 6, November 1930, Pages 854–856, https://doi.org/10.2307/3015456 Published: 01 November 1930

Turkey Faces West: A Turkish View of Recent Changes and their Origin. By Mme. Halide Edib. (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1930. Pp. xiv, 273.)

Turkey Faces West: A Turkish View of Recent Changes and their Origin. By Mme. Halide Edib. (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1930. Pp. xiv, 273.)

Official Turkish View of Mosul Decision

Official Turkish View of Mosul Decision