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Record Nr.

UNINA9911010540003321

Autore

Gür Gül M

Titolo

Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation : The Turkish Muslim Minority of Greece and the Greek Orthodox Minority of Türkiye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

0-472-90504-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 pages)

Collana

Ethnic Conflict: Studies in Nationality, Race, and Culture Series

Disciplina

949.5/0088297

Soggetti

Turks - Greece - Thrace, Western - Social conditions

Greeks - Turkey - Istanbul - Social conditions

Religious minorities - Greece - Social conditions

Religious minorities - Turkey - Social conditions

Collective memory - Greece

Collective memory - Turkey

Greece Ethnic relations

Turkey Ethnic relations

Greece Relations Turkey

Turkey Relations Greece

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Minority memory space -- A glance at Turkish-Greek relations -- The Greek state and the Turkish Muslim minority memory -- The Turkish state and the Greek Orthodox minority memory -- Conclusion : restructuring the memory space.

Sommario/riassunto

"Migration and minority rights are increasingly at the forefront of global discourse. Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation explores the lives of two often overlooked minority communities: the Greek Orthodox minority in Istanbul, Türkiye, and the Turkish Muslim minority in Western Thrace, Greece. As empires dissolved, the leaders and political elites of new, smaller nations that emerged embarked on population exchanges to increase the ethnic and religious homogeneity of their nation-states. Although these two minority communities differ



in religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic terms, they both offer unique perspectives on what happens to people who live on what is perceived as the wrong side of an arbitrarily drawn border. Drawing from the personal stories of members of these two minority communities regarding their struggle with displacement, discrimination, and cultural assimilation, as well as comprehensive historical analysis, this book examines how historical traumas, national policies, and sociopolitical dynamics have influenced contemporary minority memory and identity formation. By incorporating interviews with community leaders, civil society representatives, and state officials, this book offers a rich, multifaceted perspective on the processes of memory and identity formation that underscores the broader implications of these processes for international relations in the region and minority rights. Gül M. Gür pulls together theories of nationalism, collective memory, and narrative practice to highlight the unique process of minority memory work and its role in sustaining minority identity and their advocacy efforts"--