Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide 48-N

Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide 48-Nilüfer Göle

January 16, 2015 By administrator

By : Hambersom Aghbashian,

Nilüfer Göle (born� 1953) is a prominent Turkish Frenchsociologist and
a leading authority on the political movement of today’s educated,
urbanized, religious Muslimwomen. From 1986 to 2001, she was a
professor at theBoÄ?aziçi University in Istanbul, and currently at the
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences Centre d’Analyse et
d’Intervention Sociologiques (CADIS) in Paris. Through personal
interviews, Göle has developed detailed case studies of young Turkish
women who are turning to the tenets of fundamental Islamicgender
codes. Her sociological approach has also produced a broader critique
of Euro centrism (European� exceptionalism) with regard to emerging
Islamic identities at the close of the twentieth century. She has
explored the specific topic of covering, as well as the complexities
of living in a multicultural world. Göle has published many books,
amongst them `Interpénétrations: L’Islam et l’Europe. (Paris: Galaade
Editions, 2005)’, `Islamisme et féminisme en Turquie: regards
croisés,’ in Le foulard islamique en questions (Paris: Éditions
Amsterdam, 2004)’, and others.(1)

� Under the title ‘ Europe ` an identity or a
project?’ Nilüfer Göle wrote on� Dec.15, 2005, ‘ ¦the Armenian
question still remains a major taboo for Turkish nationalism. The
official view of the past is based on the suppression and denial of
the 1915 genocide that created a sort of short-memory and diffused
amnesia about the past for the generations of the Republic. One
question is how to remember the past and the second is to develop and
express points of view that are independent of the official one. The
choice of words to label the events, whether it is `deportation,’
`ethnic cleansing,’ `massacres,’ or `genocide’ is becoming a battle
ground for the public debate that begins. The debate is initiated by
few Turkish intellectuals, historians, including those of the Armenian
community who challenged the ideological version of the events,
defying the taboos of Turkish nationalism and exploring new ways of
relating to the emotional trauma of Armenians and developing a new
narrative on the historical past, albeit under the pressures of
nationalist forces and juridical intimidation.’ (2)

� Nilüfer Göle was� one of the Turkish
intellectual who have signed a Petition Against Denialist Exhibition�
in Denmark , reminding the Denmark’s authorities that by� giving the
Turkish government the opportunity to present an `alternative
exhibit’, against the Genocide recognition ,they support their policy
of suppression and intimidation. And that their support constitutes an
obstacle to democratization efforts in Turkey today.(3)

� According to `’ , Nilüfer
Göle said, `Today we cannot talk about the Europeanism of Europe
without historical consciousness of the Holocaust. We cannot be a
citizen of Europe today without this memory, so it affects all
citizens of all faiths, including immigrants who become European
citizens or countries such as Turkey who want to join the European
Union. This memory is part of Europe today and so it is imperative to
make it one’s own as part of European historical consciousness. I feel
concerned not only as a European citizen, but also due to my own
experience as someone from Turkey, bringing to mind the events of 1915
and the issue of the Armenian genocide’.(4)

� In her article entitled `A Libertarian and
Unifying Movement’� about Gazi protest in Turkey, Nilüfer Göle
mentioned ` when the taboo of the Armenian Genocide is lifted, then it
becomes possible to make peace with Kurdish nationalists and when the
army is withdrawn from public life, this movement announces the need
for a new public culture based on recognition and bringing people
together’.(5)

� A group of academics, journalists, artists and
intellectuals have released a statement condemning� the `open hatred
and hostility’ towards Armenians in Turkish schoolbooks, which were�
exposed by Agos and Taraf newspapers, who published reports on hateful
remarks targeting Armenians in the textbooks used in history classes,
according to Today’s Zaman. A letter accompanying the text of the
condemnation, written by historian Taner Akçam, notes that including
such expressions as lesson material to teach children is a disgrace.
Nilüfer Göle was one of the academics who have participated in
releasing the statement.(6)�

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6- Turkish Intellectuals Condemn Anti-Armenian Textbooks.
Asbarez.com.Sept. 30th, 2014

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