The images in the stories we read in our childhood have a deep impact on the shaping of our characters, behaviours, dreams and aims as well as the formation of our aesthetics of perception. The books read in this period of life play important role in mental, individual and social formation of the person and his identity. The perception of “Other” in books is the first step in the construction of prejudices affecting an entire life. The expressions in history books, in particular, are the first and fundamental factors in determining the image of the Other. Within the framework of Turkey and Greece, the Other manifest itself in many social, cultural and political arenas. The images of Other in each state’s historiography play important roles in construction of national identity. This paper comparatively studies the perception of history in popular history books for children in Turkey and Greece and examines the process of how Self and Other are constructed. The research method is based on qualitative content and document analysis. The perception of common history in popular history books for young readers are examined with the perspective of Other. That the same events have two opposing narratives in these countries are displayed through comparative methods
Çocukluk yıllarında okuduğumuz öykülerin içindeki imgelerin kişiliğimizin oluşmasında, davranışlarımızın biçimlenmesinde, hayal ve hedeflerimizin belirlenmesinde, algılama estetiğimizin oluşumunda büyük bir etkisi olduğu bilinir. Bu nedenle bu dönemde okunan kitaplar ve özellikle de okul kitapları kişinin ruhsal, bireysel ve toplumsal biçimlenmesinde ve kimlik oluşumunda etkin bir rol üstlenir. Kitaplardaki “öteki” algısının bireyin tüm hayatını etkileyen ve önyargıları oluşturan ilk basamak olduğu görüşü doğru bir tespit olacaktır. Özellikle tarih kitaplarında yer alan ifadeler “öteki”nin imajını belirlemede ilk ve temel etkendir. Türkiye ve Yunanistan çerçevesinde ise “öteki” kendini pek çok sosyal, kültürel ve siyasal alanda gösteren bir kavramdır. Özellikle her iki ülkenin tarih anlatımında “öteki”ne ait imajlar ulus kimliğinin inşasında da önemli bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye ve Yunanistan’daki çocuklara yönelik popüler tarih kitaplarındaki ortak tarih algısı karşılıklı incelenerek “öteki” ve “ben” algısının nasıl oluştuğu saptanmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırma yöntemi nitel içerik ve doküman analizine dayanmaktadır. Her iki ülkede çocuklar için hazırlanan popüler tarih kitaplarındaki ortak tarih algısı “öteki” üzerinden irdelenmiş ve aynı tarihi olayın neredeyse birbirine zıt iki farklı anlatımı karşılaştırmalı metot kullanılarak ifade edilmeye çalışılmıştır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Öteki, İmaj, Türkiye/Yunanistan Tarihi, Algı, Ulusal Kimlik
THE “OTHER” FACE of HISTORY: RE-COMPREHENDING HISTORY in the EXAMPLE of TURKEY and GREECE
Abstract: The images in the stories we read in our childhood have a deep impact on the shaping of our characters, behaviours, dreams and aims as well as the formation of our aesthetics of perception. The books read in this period of life play important role in mental, individual and social formation of the person and his identity. The perception of “Other” in books is the first step in the construction of prejudices affecting an entire life. The expressions in history books, in particular, are the first and fundamental factors in determining the image of the Other. Within the framework of Turkey and Greece, the Other manifest itself in many social, cultural and political arenas. The images of Other in each state’s historiography play important roles in construction of national identity. This paper comparatively studies the perception of history in popular history books for children in Turkey and Greece and examines the process of how Self and Other are constructed. The research method is based on qualitative content and document analysis. The perception of common history in popular history books for young readers are examined with the perspective of Other. That the same events have two opposing narratives in these countries are displayed through comparative methods.
Keywords: Other, Image, Turkish History, Greek History, Perception, National Identity
| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | October 24, 2015 |
| Publication Date | October 24, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Publication Policy:
TUHED will begin implementing the Continuous Publication system, which has become widely used in international academic publishing in recent years, as of January 1, 2026.
In this system, articles that have successfully completed the review process and received acceptance for publication will be made available without delay for the issue publication date. The publication date of each article will be utilized in place of the issue date. In contrast to our previous Early View publication policy, every article published under this new system will feature issue, page, and DOI information.
It is important to note that this modification will not impact the article review and acceptance procedures.
Turkish History Education Journal site and its metadata are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Permissions beyond the scope of this license is available at COPYRIGHT