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Copyright Hacettepe University, Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History Fall 2012

Abstract

The impact of the Balkan Wars on the Ottoman State has several dimensions. Apart from its economic, political and military dimensions, the migrations from the lost territories to Turkey caused great effects and consequences. First of all, the war destroyed the atmosphere where Muslim and non-muslim societies had been living together for centuries. Massive migrations that started as soon as the war broke out, continued almost a century. These migrations have great impacts on former and recent settlements. The most crucial impact was the demography. Migrations caused quantitative and structural changes in demography. In this article it is argued that those migrations would make serious contributions to the homogenization of the population in Turkey and would play a pivotal role in creation of a demographic structure coherant to the nation-state. Thus, this circumstance would pave the way for an atmosphere where the Republic would make an emphasis on a new and powerful nation under the "Turkish" supra identity. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Balkan Savaslari ve Sonrasindaki Göçlerin Türkiye Nüfusuna Etkileri
Author
Yildirim, Seyfi
Pages
75-92,145
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Fall 2012
Publisher
Hacettepe University, Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History
ISSN
13051458
e-ISSN
21471592
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Turkish
ProQuest document ID
1285243947
Copyright
Copyright Hacettepe University, Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History Fall 2012