Investigating Turkey: Detective Fiction and Turkish Nationalism, 1928–1945

David Mason

Published by Academic Studies Press 2017

Investigating Turkey

Detective Fiction and Turkish Nationalism, 1928–1945

David Mason

In the series Ottoman and Turkish Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618116291

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About this book

This book shows how Turkish detective fiction written between 1928 and 1945 aided in the top-down process of transmitting concepts of Turkish nationalism to the public by adhering very closely to Kemalist concepts of Turkish nationalism.

Author / Editor information

David Mason taught in Islamic Studies and Humanities departments for more than eight years at McGill University, Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, and the American University of Sharjah. His areas of research and teaching interest were the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, nationalism, Islamism, and detective fiction. Prior to his academic career, he traveled extensively and lived and taught in Istanbul for six years.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Note from the Series Editor Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One: 1928 to 1938
2. Pire Necmi and the Mystery of the Self-Hating Turk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. Homeland Security: Cem’s Detective Hero Cemal Doğan Instructs Turks How to Protect Turkish Sovereignty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Part Two: 1939 to 1950
4. Turkish and non-Turkish Character Traits Developed in Murat Akdoğan’s Detective Fiction Series, 1941 to 1944 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
5. Samancıgil’s Turkish Detective Hero Hızır Kaplan and the Introduction of Rationalism and Skepticism to Turkish Youth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
6. Ziya Çalıkoğlu’s Feminist Detective Hero Vefa Polad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
7. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 180

eBook

Published: October 31, 2017
ISBN: 9781618116291