Les prédécesseurs médiévaux d'Atatürk. Bilge kaghan et le sultan Alp Arslan
Kemalist ideology, which is the official thought of contemporary Turkey, has been strongly inspired by existing European models. But in order to legitimize the radical reforms of the thirties, it seemed necessary to present them as a return to old Turkish traditions. Thus, the historical discourse s...
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Université de Provence
2000
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| Sumario: | Kemalist ideology, which is the official thought of contemporary Turkey, has been strongly inspired by existing European models. But in order to legitimize the radical reforms of the thirties, it seemed necessary to present them as a return to old Turkish traditions. Thus, the historical discourse strongly emphasized Asian and Medieval chapters of Turkish past.Consequently, Ataturk himself is not presented as a heir of European values he contributed to bring to Turkey, but as a successor of some Medieval heroes. Bilge, khan of the Göktûrk tribe in Central Asia (8th century), is presented as an embodiment of « pure » Turkish values, i.e. without any islamic influence. Alp Arslan, sultan of the Seljuks (11th century) who defeated the Byzantines in Eastern Anatolia and made the Turkish settlement possible in this region, is seen as the very founder of present muslim Turkey.In the historical narrative, both heroes are explicitly presented as heralds of Ataturk. By the means of rhetoric and discursive processes, political concerns of present times are projected onto this medieval past, and the present is legitimized by the past. Each heroe embodies a different virtue (the « pure » Turkish spirit and the « muslim » Turkish spirit) which have their own function in State ideology and in collective memory. |
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