Research Article

MENEMEN INCIDENT AS A RESULT OF 1929 GREAT DEPRESSION

Volume: 2 Number: 6 September 30, 2022
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MENEMEN INCIDENT AS A RESULT OF 1929 GREAT DEPRESSION

Abstract

In this study, the Menemen incident, which is one of the controversial issues in the early republican history of Turkey, will be examined in the context of the 1929 Economic Depression. For a long time, it was seen as a reactionary or pro-ancient regime attempt or as a tool by the republican regime that was used as an excuse to oppress religious people to escalate the modernization process. This study argues that beyond political or cultural factors economic factors have played a key role. In this context, apart from who was to blame for it; it is argued that the Menemen incident which was first shown as a discrete and insignificant event and later was presented as a serious anti-regime conspiracy, is a crisis of the current Republican regime that could not find a solution to the economic unrest created by the 1929 Depression, which was also seen as a tool to suppress the social demands arisen from different groups. In the study, the Menemen incident was analyzed within the framework of David Easton's system approach, and besides the current scientific studies written on the subject, the memoirs, biographies of key figures of the period, and some daily newspapers published at that time were used.

Keywords

1929 Great Depression , Liberal Republican Party , Menemen Incident

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APA
Sıdal, S. (2022). 1929 EKONOMİK BUNALIMININ BİR SONUCU OLARAK MENEMEN OLAYI. SDE Akademi, 2(6), 58-87. https://izlik.org/JA26PA34CT