| ID | 185544 |
| Title Proper | Multiple neo-Ottomanisms in the construction of Turkey’s (trans)national heritage |
| Other Title Information | TIKA and a dialectic between foreign and domestic policy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Aykaç, Pınar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | After coming to power in 2002, the Justice and Development Party evoked the ‘glory’ of the Ottoman past, seeking to expand Turkey’s cultural sphere of influence to the former territories of the Ottoman Empire – a phenomenon commonly referred to as neo-Ottomanism. While neo-Ottomanism is generally discussed as a component of foreign policy, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency’s (TIKA) intervention in the heritage dynamics of foreign countries was intimately linked with domestic policies. This paper discusses how neo-Ottomanist policies selectively created transnational heritage sites, and how these sites have dialectically become instruments of domestic politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol. 23, No.3; Jun 2022: p. 354-382 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies 2022-07 23, 3 |
| Key Words | Turkish Foreign Policy ; Neo-Ottomanism ; Heritage Diplomacy ; TIKA ; Transnational Heritage |