The Concept of Turkishness and the EU Membership

Arus Yumul
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Arus Yumul: Prof. Dr. Arus Yumul, Head of Sociology Department, Istanbul Bilgi University, Eski Silahtaraga Santrali, Eyup, Istanbul, 34060, e-mail: arus@bilgi.edu.tr.

Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 2009, vol. 20, issue 3-4, 263-281

Abstract: The issues of ethnicity, minorities, cultural rights – all taboos for the Turkish political and social context – emerged as one of the most discussed and hotly-debated concepts during the EU accession negotiations. The representatives of the official ideology resisted any attempts to change the hegemonic understanding of the nation- conceived as a homogeneous entity based on Turkishness. This paper attempts to locate the discussions surrounding the concept of Turkishness and minority rights in the recent years.

Date: 2009
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