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The Circassians of Turkey Caner Yelbasi

The Circassians of Turkey By Caner Yelbasi

The Circassians of Turkey by Caner Yelbasi


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Turkeys Circassians were exiled to the Ottoman Empire in the wake of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in 1864, resettling most notably in the Danubian provinces, Thessaly, Syria, Central Anatolia and the southern shores of the Sea of Marmara.

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The Circassians of Turkey: War, Violence and Nationalism from the Ottomans to Ataturk by Caner Yelbasi

Turkeys Circassians were exiled to the Ottoman Empire in the wake of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in 1864, resettling most notably in the Danubian provinces, Thessaly, Syria, Central Anatolia and the southern shores of the Sea of Marmara. As experienced veterans of the wars with Russia, many Circassians were recruited into the paramilitary groups of the late Ottoman Empire and later fought on both sides in the Turkish War of Independence (1919 1922). Here, Caner Yelba?? reveals the complex and important role played by the Circassians of north-western Anatolia in the chaotic years after 1918. Because many of the key Circassian actors either sided initially with The Ottoman Government or later broke away from the `national movement led by Mustafa Kemal in Ankara, official Turkish historiography frequently labelled them `traitors to the nation. This book revises this narrative by revealing the overlapping and sometimes conflicting bonds of kinship and political loyalty that inscribed their presence in heartlands of the empire and the republic. Yelba?? shows that the Circassians played an important role in the establishment of the early republic and how the Turkification policies of the Kemalist regime in the two decades following 1918 disrupted their world. Using a wide variety of primary source material, including Ottoman and Republican archives as well as memoirs, the press and secondary literature this book sheds light on a minority who, unlike the Kurds or Armenians, are yet to receive scholarly attention in Turkish Studies. It will thus be a vital resource for scholars in Middle East Studies, Turkish Studies and Ottoman Studies.

The Circassians of Turkey Reviews

In this book, Yelbasi supports his arguments by employing rich analyses based on hitherto unused archival documents. It is a valuable study for both academics and the general readers who are interested in late Ottoman and early Turkish Republican history. * Turkish Studies *
By discussing the issues with primary and secondary sources such as Ottoman and Republican archives and memoirs, Yelbasi proposes a new perspective to the existing modern Turkey historiography. * Kafkasya Calismalari, Journal of Caucasian Studies *
Drawing parallels between the experiences of the Circassians and those of the Kurds in Turkey, this is a clearly written and informative book * Metin Yuksel, Middle Eastern Studies *

About Caner Yelbasi

Caner Yelbasi holds a PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is currently a researcher in the History Department at Mardin Artuklu University, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Note on Place-names, Names, Abbreviations Maps Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: `Rebellion or `Civil War Circassian Paramilitary Activism During the Turkish-Greek War of 1919-1920 Chapter Three: Civil War in the Empire: Adapazar?- Duzce and Yozgat Incidents (1920) Chapter Four: Replacement of the Bandits and Irregular Forces with the Regular Army in the Western Front, Cerkes Ethem, Mustafa Kemal and ?smet (?nonu) Chapter Five: The Circassian Congress, Bandits and Gonen-Manyas Deportations Chapter Six: 150ers, Circassians and Turkish State 1924-1938 Conclusion Bibliography

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NPB9781788314473
9781788314473
1788314476
The Circassians of Turkey: War, Violence and Nationalism from the Ottomans to Ataturk by Caner Yelbasi
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2019-05-30
256
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