Research Article

The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 30, 2021
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The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State

Abstract

In 1934, the Jews of Turkey were targeted in a series of attacks in the Thrace region of Turkey. While a crucial factor behind the incidents that came to be known as the ‘Thrace Incidents’ was the 1934 Turkish Resettlement Law which was adopted on the ground of ensuring the security of the country, the incidents took place within a much broader context of ‘othering’ of the Jews to forge an ethnically homogenous nation-state. This article probes into the Thrace incidents by scrutinizing the ways in which the incidents were framed by the Turkish press. It concludes that while media outlets in general played an important role in the othering of Turkey’s Jewish community in line with the dominant ideology of the state towards creating a nation-state, the mainstream press did nonetheless diverge from the anti-Semitic articulations disseminated by the more radical outlets. While not doing a comprehensive account of anti-Semitism in interwar Turkey, the research draws on a qualitative analysis of 9 mainstream newspapers and 2 radical outlets, to assist in a more nuanced understanding of Turkish nationalism and the media framing of the Jewish citizens of the Republic in that period.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ali Dayioglu *
0000-0001-5018-511X
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Umut Koldaş
0000-0002-5819-6363
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Mustafa Çıraklı This is me
0000-0002-5758-644X
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Publication Date

December 30, 2021

Submission Date

August 31, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 16, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Dayioglu, A., Koldaş, U., & Çıraklı, M. (2021). The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State. JOEEP: Journal of Emerging Economies and Policy, 6(2), 236-246. https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH
AMA
1.Dayioglu A, Koldaş U, Çıraklı M. The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State. JOEEP. 2021;6(2):236-246. https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH
Chicago
Dayioglu, Ali, Umut Koldaş, and Mustafa Çıraklı. 2021. “The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State”. JOEEP: Journal of Emerging Economies and Policy 6 (2): 236-46. https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH.
EndNote
Dayioglu A, Koldaş U, Çıraklı M (December 1, 2021) The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State. JOEEP: Journal of Emerging Economies and Policy 6 2 236–246.
IEEE
[1]A. Dayioglu, U. Koldaş, and M. Çıraklı, “The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State”, JOEEP, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 236–246, Dec. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH
ISNAD
Dayioglu, Ali - Koldaş, Umut - Çıraklı, Mustafa. “The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State”. JOEEP: Journal of Emerging Economies and Policy 6/2 (December 1, 2021): 236-246. https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH.
JAMA
1.Dayioglu A, Koldaş U, Çıraklı M. The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State. JOEEP. 2021;6:236–246.
MLA
Dayioglu, Ali, et al. “The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State”. JOEEP: Journal of Emerging Economies and Policy, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 236-4, https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH.
Vancouver
1.Ali Dayioglu, Umut Koldaş, Mustafa Çıraklı. The 1934 Thrace Incidents and the Attitude of the Turkish Press in the Framework of the Project for the Creation of a Turkish Nation-State. JOEEP [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 1;6(2):236-4. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA22MC52CH

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