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Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise

Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3 2 Ekim 2026
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Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise

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This study examines how Early Republican Türkiye was perceived by Spanish academics and students who visited İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise, an educational initiative organized during the Second Spanish Republic. Focusing on the Turkish leg of the voyage, the study explores how the travelers interpreted the social, cultural, and political transformations of Türkiye through their direct encounters with urban spaces, everyday life, and Republican reforms. The study adopts a qualitative, descriptive, and interpretive approach based primarily on Francisco Gracia Alonso and Josep Maria Fullola’s comprehensive study of the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise, El sueño de una generación. El crucero universitario por el mediterráneo de 1933, which brings together official historical records and the diaries, letters, memoirs, and personal observations of the students and academics who participated in the voyage. Through textual analysis, particular attention is given to the travelers’ perceptions of the Alphabet and dress reforms, secularization, changing representations of women, Turkish nationalism, and the coexistence of Ottoman legacies with the emerging Republican order. The study contributes to the literature by examining Early Republican Türkiye from the perspective of Spanish observers who themselves belonged to a recently established secular republic undergoing its own process of modernization. The findings reveal that the travelers’ responses were far from uniform, ranging from admiration and curiosity to perplexity, criticism, and nostalgia. Their accounts demonstrate that perceptions of Republican Türkiye were shaped not only by direct observation but also by pre-existing Orientalist assumptions and political and intellectual perspectives.

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Birincil Dil

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Konular

Tarihsel Çalışmalar (Diğer)

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

2 Ekim 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

10 Eylül 2026

Kabul Tarihi

2 Ekim 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Serçe, U. (2026). Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise. Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi, 12(3), 866-878. https://doi.org/10.21551/jhf.2036815
AMA
1.Serçe U. Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise. JHF. 2026;12(3):866-878. doi:10.21551/jhf.2036815
Chicago
Serçe, Uğur. 2026. “Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise”. Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi 12 (3): 866-78. https://doi.org/10.21551/jhf.2036815.
EndNote
Serçe U (01 Ekim 2026) Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise. Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi 12 3 866–878.
IEEE
[1]U. Serçe, “Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise”, JHF, c. 12, sy 3, ss. 866–878, Eki. 2026, doi: 10.21551/jhf.2036815.
ISNAD
Serçe, Uğur. “Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise”. Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi 12/3 (01 Ekim 2026): 866-878. https://doi.org/10.21551/jhf.2036815.
JAMA
1.Serçe U. Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise. JHF. 2026;12:866–878.
MLA
Serçe, Uğur. “Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise”. Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi, c. 12, sy 3, Ekim 2026, ss. 866-78, doi:10.21551/jhf.2036815.
Vancouver
1.Uğur Serçe. Early Republican Türkiye through Spanish Eyes: Observations of İzmir and İstanbul during the 1933 Mediterranean University Cruise. JHF. 01 Ekim 2026;12(3):866-78. doi:10.21551/jhf.2036815

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