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At the Ottoman Bank Museum
Republican Turkey and Conservatism
The focus this season in the Making of Modern Turkey seminars is on the various "isms" that left their mark on the first half of the 20th century and on their positive or negative impact on Republican Turkey. At the seminar scheduled for Saturday, December 17, from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Demirel will be joining us to discuss "conservatism". The seminar will be held free of charge.
In Ahmet Demirel's words, "The conservatist attitude, which fears change and finds reassurance in established values, essentially developed in Turkey as a by-product of the transition from Empire to Republic. In the early years of the Republic, Turkish conservatism withdrew from the political arena and appeared more in the form of cultural conservatism. After adopting a timid political role during the single-party period, Turkish conservatism began to expand and play a part in politics, from the beginning of the multi-party era to our day. After adopting a timid political role during the single-party period, Turkish conservatism began to expand and play a part in politics, from the beginning of the multi-party era to our day."
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Demirel
He was born in 1957 in Trabzon. After graduating from the Darüşşafaka high school he obtained his BA from the Department of Social Sciences at Boğaziçi University and followed it up with an MA and a Ph.D. from the same university. He currently teaches in the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of International Relations and Administrative Sciences at Marmara University. The Turkish version of his Ph.D. dissertation, "Government and Opposition in the First Turkish Grand National Assembly: the First and Second Groups," and his book, "Ali Şükrü Bey'in Tan Gazetesi," were published by İletişim Yayınları (1994 and 1995). He has also published numerous articles on the politics and recent history of Turkey.
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Voyvoda Street Lectures
The Making of Modern Turkey Seminars
Republican Turkey and "Conservatism"
Department of Political Science
Faculty of International Relations and Administrative Sciences
Marmara University
Saturday, December 17, 2005
2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Free admission.
The Ottoman Bank Museum
Bankalar (Voyvoda) Caddesi 35/37
(0212) 334 22 70
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