Sean Patrick Smyth

@seanpcsmyth

PhD student at working on Turkish nationalism, via and . müsâdeme-i efkârdan bârika-i hakîkat doğar.

Budapest, Hungary
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  1. 3 hours ago

    The situation unfolding at present in Cyprus resembles similar moves by Turkey in the 1970s to extract natural resources from the Aegean seabed - arguing that the continental shelf had yet to be delimited.

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  2. 3 hours ago

    Bad news for those hoping for a resolution: "The Aegean sea has been an area of military and political confrontation since the abduction of Helen of Troy."

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  3. 3 hours ago

    What the Aegean sea would look like if Greece set its territorial waters at 12 miles, essentially turning the Aegean into a Greek lake. The Turkish parliament declared in 1995 that such a declaration on the part of Greece would be considered casus belli.

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  4. 15 hours ago

    Interesting interview with historian Feroz Ahmad in English, by .

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  5. 17 hours ago

    In one of the more egregious examples, a balanced, neutral description of the genocide at Srebrenica is described as hate speech against Serbs.

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  6. 17 hours ago

    In a media environment saturated by actual hate speech, it is rather curious that the elects to categorise criticism of the Greek Cypriot government, refugee situation, etc, as hate speech. Unsurprising given the inadequacies of the report's methodology section.

    Hate speech in Turkey's media full speed ahead, according to the latest Hrant Dink Foundation Report () The group targeted in most instances of hate speech was the Syrians,…
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    22 hours ago

    Parmi les élèves de Süssheim à l'université de Munich il y eut Ernst Kantorowicz

    From the Diary of Karl Süssheim, edited by Jan Schmidt. In 1938, Süssheim was in Dachau concentration camp. Three years later he was a professor at Istanbul University - by decree of the Turkish cabinet.
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  8. 22 hours ago

    First as tragedy...

    Is Turkey seeing the emergence of a viable alternative to Erdoğan?
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  9. Dec 16

    It is further argued that Turkey should begin to work with Egypt, as Greek Cyprus has unlawfully undermined Egypt’s maritime rights in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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  10. Dec 16

    Yaycı argues that Turkey must come to an agreement with Libya, Lebanon and Israel, as their shores face Turkey's, if Turkey is to successfully undermine Greek demands for a larger EEZ. Yaycı’s strategy regarding Libya has been implemented since the publication of the book.

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  11. Dec 16

    Yaycı calls upon the government to develop the necessary framework to enable Turkey to police its fisheries within the claimed EEZ, noting the continual presence of Syrian, Greek Cypriot and Egyptian fishing vessels just outside Turkey’s EEZ requires a strategy of containment.

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  12. Dec 16

    Drawing a parallel between economic and military might, Yaycı argues that it is entirely unacceptable to accept the proposals that constrain the Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone as depicted on the left, arguing for a maximalist position as depicted on the map on the right.

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  13. Dec 16

    A recent publication by the Turkish Naval Forces might go some way in explaining Turkey’s recent strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean. Written by Admiral Cihat Yaycı, PhD., the book makes a number of recommendations for policymakers.

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    Dec 16

    A flourish of Turkish manuscripts (details from T 560, History of the West Indies, 17th century)

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    Dec 11

    Please see the Call for Articles for our special issue on Turkey to be edited by Aslı Telseren and Şirin Duygulu. (There is also a call for book reviews!):

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  16. Dec 8

    From the Diary of Karl Süssheim, edited by Jan Schmidt. In 1938, Süssheim was in Dachau concentration camp. Three years later he was a professor at Istanbul University - by decree of the Turkish cabinet.

    Replying to @selcukuygur @tanzimatelcisi
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    Dec 5
    Replying to

    Letafet Apartmanı’nı gözünüzde canlandırabilmeniz için bir fotoğrafını ekleyeyim;

    Replying to @Seda_Ozen
    Letafet Apartmanı (Serasker Rıza Paşa Konağı) önünde sokak lambamız. Şehzadebaşı’nda bulunan avlulu yapı, İstanbul’un ilk apartmanlarından biri. Darülbedayi’nin (Şehir Tiyatroları) ilk sahnesi olan Letafet…
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  18. Dec 4

    A Turk, Armenian and a Greek walk into a bar...

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    Oct 28

    Dünyaca ünlü tarihçi Feroz Ahmed: Vahdettin hanedanının derdindeydi Mustafa Kemal Cumhuriyet’in...

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  20. Dec 2

    Some absolute gems in this digitised collection of the pro-China, Kemalist Aydınlık daily newspaper (1978-80) made available by . Highlights: protests against the Russian ("social imperialists") fleet passing the Bosphorus and an interview with Ayatollah Khomeini.

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    Nov 30

    You missed the ANAMED Talks? No worries! Now you can access their recordings in . Follow the SoundCloud account, listen to the ones you want and add them to your favorites.

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    Nov 28

    Call for Papers is out on the website of the Journal of Historical Sociology! The deadline to submit abstract is 15 February 2020. The Special Issue will be published in 2021 , , AND : THE HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF OUTLAWS

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  23. Nov 26

    "Even in December 1918, referring to Turkish protests at British orders, the War Office noted, 'apparently the Turks have still to learn that they are a defeated nation.'" (Ferris, 2010)

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    Nov 20

    .'nın yürüttüğü ve 'nin desteklediği, OCR Teknolojileri ile Eserlerin Sayısallaştırılması projesi kapsamında, Rusya ve Japonya muharebeleri'nin OCR’lanmış versiyonuna Farabi Sayısal Kütüphanesi'nden erişebilirsiniz.

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    Nov 19

    Rusya’da yaşanan devrimler yalnızca Sovyet yüzyılının başlangıcının değil, Romanovlar’ın çöküşünün de hikâyesidir. Rusya İmparatorluğu’nun neden ve nasıl yıkıldığı sorusu Bolşeviklerin neden ve nasıl iktidara geldikleri sorusuyla yakından ilintilidir.

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    Nov 18

    Türkiye'nin jeopolitik şeması (Cécile Marin, Le monde diplomatique)

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  27. Nov 18

    Lastly, a map showing the percentage of those born outside the province in which they resided in 1935. This shows the huge demographic changes that occurred as a result of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

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  28. Nov 18

    Between 1927 and 1935, Turkey's Jewish population decreased slightly while the population of Christians increased. Although the population of Christians decreased as a percentage of the general population.

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  29. Nov 18

    Almost a million of Turkey's population, a total of 15 million in 1935, were born abroad - with those born in Greece coming first at 360,000 persons, followed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Russia and Romania.

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  30. Nov 18

    The census also recorded the population of non-Muslims by province. The highest numbers of non-Muslims were recorded in Istanbul, Çanakkale, İzmir and Mardin - with 251 Christians per 10,000.

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  31. Nov 17

    When adjusted for males aged 7-16, regional variance becomes even more apparent - with over 40% literacy in the aforementioned age bracket in Kırklareli, compared to 0-9% in Siirt.

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  32. Nov 17

    Interesting map of literacy as a percentage of total province population according to the 1935 Turkish census. Regional variation between east and west is drastic - over 25% literacy in Kırklareli, compared to 0-5% in Siirt.

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    Nov 15

    20 Kasım’da Beyoğlu'nda bulunan Anamed'te “Through the Waves of Danube” isimli sempozyumda buluşuyoruz. AB Türkiye Kültürlerarası Diyaloğu projesi kapsamında gerçekleşecek olan konferansta, 19.yüzyılın Tuna Nehrini size anlatacağız. Dil: İngilizce olacaktır

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  34. Nov 12

    Fascinating snippet of Cold War era Turkey. During Eisenhower's 1959 visit, a correspondent interviewed villagers near Ankara, asking if they liked 'the Russians': "First there was disbelief on all faces; then the men laughed, loud and long."

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  35. Nov 9

    Douglas MacArthur on Atatürk: "In his death the world lost a great and gifted leader, the Turkish people a most distinguished and gallant son, and humanity a farsighted and fearless champion."

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  36. Nov 9

    Uriel Heyd (1950) on Ziya Gökalp: 'Individualism denotes a lack of ideals and leads to skepticism, moral instability and feelings of frustration and despair (...) exemplified by Turkish society at the beginning of this century - the increase of mental diseases and suicide.'

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    Nov 5

    Size güzel bir haberim var! Arşiv arşiv gezip uzun yıllarımı verdiğim, bir süredir de yolunu gözlediğim kitabım"Türkiye ve Oniki Ada, 1912-1947"sonunda çıktı! Birçok sorunun cevabı olur diye umuyorum. Okuyucusu, paylaşanı, yorumlayanı bol olsun.

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  38. Nov 3

    The Turkish Foreign Ministry archive has been opened to researchers. Very exciting for those working on Turkish history, although long overdue.

    Dışişleri Bakanlığı Arşivi açılmış. Güzel hareketler👏🏻👏🏻
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    Nov 3

    "Köroğlu operası Azerbaycan opera incesanatının inkişafında yeni bir etapdır." Azerbaycan SSC'de Hacıbeyov'un "Köroğlu" operası için hazırlanmış Latin harfli poster, 1938.

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    Nov 2

    Statements of Turkish President Bayar to US Ambassador, January 21, 1957 . . .or a New York Times op-ed from yesterday . . .you be the judge :) (From: NND 959265, RG 84, UD 3288, Box 73, Middle East 1956-1958 File)

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