Research Article

The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915

Volume: 16 Number: 31 December 11, 2022
  • Mustafa Tayfun Üstün
TR EN

The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915

Abstract

This paper focuses on narratives about the resettlement of Armenians in 1915. It seeks to understand how a variety of Armenian and Turkish political actors shape international politics by re-narrating the events and pursue to reconstruct the reality in a way that favours their interests. In contrast to previous works highlighting historical and legal perspectives, this paper does not aim to prove or disprove their allegations if the resettlement of Armenians was genocide or not. Rather, I propose to contribute to the literature on aesthetic sources of International Relations by analysing two movies; namely, “The Promise” and “The Ottoman Lieutenant“ to identify how the process of reconstruction and representation have been maintained by Armenian and Turkish political actors. Later on, the power and influences of narratives will be discussed in the nexus of the international relations and diaspora politics.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mustafa Tayfun Üstün This is me
0000-0002-9562-8911
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 11, 2022

Submission Date

September 13, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 14, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 16 Number: 31

APA
Üstün, M. T. (2022). The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915. Gazi Akademik Bakış, 16(31), 213-234. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.1217284
AMA
1.Üstün MT. The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915. Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2022;16(31):213-234. doi:10.19060/gav.1217284
Chicago
Üstün, Mustafa Tayfun. 2022. “The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915”. Gazi Akademik Bakış 16 (31): 213-34. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.1217284.
EndNote
Üstün MT (December 1, 2022) The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915. Gazi Akademik Bakış 16 31 213–234.
IEEE
[1]M. T. Üstün, “The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915”, Gazi Akademik Bakış, vol. 16, no. 31, pp. 213–234, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.19060/gav.1217284.
ISNAD
Üstün, Mustafa Tayfun. “The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915”. Gazi Akademik Bakış 16/31 (December 1, 2022): 213-234. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.1217284.
JAMA
1.Üstün MT. The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915. Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2022;16:213–234.
MLA
Üstün, Mustafa Tayfun. “The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915”. Gazi Akademik Bakış, vol. 16, no. 31, Dec. 2022, pp. 213-34, doi:10.19060/gav.1217284.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Tayfun Üstün. The Clash of Narratives: Armenian and Turkish Narratives on the Events of 1915. Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2022 Dec. 1;16(31):213-34. doi:10.19060/gav.1217284