'Do they not attack here with the same desire...?': Early Republican Gallipoli as Contested Commemorative Space
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 4, 2015 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM | External Event, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place M5S 3K7 416-946-8900 |
Series
Seminar in Ottoman & Turkish Studies
Description
This paper compares early republican Turkish and foreign memorialization and pilgrimage efforts on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Using archival documents and pilgrim accounts, it details the development of foreign commemorative superiority on the peninsula, and the efforts of travelers of various origins to make the space ‘fit’ with preconceived notions of the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli. It will be argued that foreign preeminence in the perceived Turkish national space of the peninsula had a potent effect on Turkish travelers, eliciting intense shame and territoriality, reshaping Gallipoli’s narrative space, and transforming the 1915 battle from an illustrious Turkish (in truth, Ottoman) victory into an ongoing struggle for Turkish national sovereignty
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