Spatial Constructions of Homeland in Turkish National Identity: Exclusion and Inclusion of Europe

Abstract

This paper focuses on the geographical, historical, and cultural spatializations of Turkish national identity by political elites in the post-2000 era. Considering the close link between the formation of national identity and the spatial constructions of homeland, the paper shows that Turkish national identity since the foundation of the Republic has been constructed through different supranational visions.

Keywords

Space, Turkish Homeland, Anatolia, Supranationalism, Blue Anatolianism

Citation

To cite this article: Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm and Elif Gençkal Eroler, “Spatial Constructions of Homeland in Turkish National Identity: Exclusion and Inclusion of Europe”, International Relations, Vol. 20, No 77, 2023, pp. 17-33, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.1233978

Affiliations

• Rahime SÜLEYMANOĞLU-KÜRÜM, Assoc. Prof., Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul
• Elif GENÇKAL EROLER, Assist. Prof., Department of Political Science and International Relations, Topkapı University, Istanbul