"Whats is the Meaning of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution? A Critical Historical Assessment in 2008"

1908 Jön Türk Devriminin 2008 yılında anlamı ve izdüşümü nedir? Bu makalede, devrimin başlangıç noktası net olduğu halde Osmanlı İmparatorluğundan Türk ulus-devlete geçişten dolayı gerek anlamının gerekse de izdüşümünün tarihsel olarak muğlak olduğu tezini savunmaktayım. Jön Türk yönetiminin 1908-1918 arasındaki şiddeti de anlam ve izdüşümünü sorunlu kılmaktadır. Her şeye rağmen, ordunun ilk defa modernite ve haklarla ilişkili bir siyasi aktör olarak sahneye çıkmasının ve aynı zamanda vatanseverlik adına şiddetin normalleşmesi ve izlenebilirlik ve şeffaflığın kaldırılmasının 1908 Jön Türk Devrimine kadar uzandığı görülmektedir.

1908 Jön Türk Devriminin Anlamı Nedir? 2008'de Eleştirisel Tarih Açısından Bir Değerlendirme

What is the meaning and legacy of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution in 2008? I argue that even though the starting point of the revolution is clear, its meaning and legacy are historically ambiguous because of the demise of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of the Turkish nation-state. The violence inherent in Young Turk reign during 1908-1918 also makes its meaning and legacy problematic. Nevertheless, the emergence of the military as a political actor associated with modernity and rights as well as the normalization of violence and the abrogation of accountability and transparency in the name of patriotism all seem to be practices that can initially be traced to the 1908 Young Turk Revolution.

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