State, Society and Intellectuals: An Evaluation of the Republic and Republicanism in its 100th Anniversary

Deniz Yıldırım; Evren Haspolat

Article Details

State, Society and Intellectuals: An Evaluation of the Republic and Republicanism in its 100th Anniversary

Authors:

Deniz Yıldırım | Evren Haspolat

Publisher:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics:

Türk Siyasal Hayatı

Journal:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.201-225

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001314494

pISSN:

2587-2567

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Abstract:

 In recent years in Turkey, a large literature has started to emerge focusing on the theoretical and practical analyses of the Republic and Republicanism. This literature, which has also expanded with the influence of international theory and experiences, has begun to have an impact on concrete political life and the debates therein by being reinterpreted within the framework of the originality, criticism or critical appropriation of Turkeys historical Republican breakthrough. In order to understand how these debates are reflected on society, the state and intellectuals in line with the political developments in recent history, it may be a useful method to look comparatively at the Republic Day celebrations at important turning points. Within this approach, the article evaluates the current state of the Republic and Republicanism at the level of the state, society and intellectuals in 2023, the centennial of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, from the perspective of Gramscis integral state approach. In this respect, the study first traces the changes at the level of political society, civil society and intellectuals by focusing on the differences between the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Republic and the celebrations of the 100th anniversary, and then discusses the impact of these changes at both the state and society levels on possible political and intellectual developments in terms of the future of the phenomenon of Republicanism.

 In recent years in Turkey, a large literature has started to emerge focusing on the theoretical and practical analyses of the Republic and Republicanism. This literature, which has also expanded with the influence of international theory and experiences, has begun to have an impact on concrete political life and the debates therein by being reinterpreted within the framework of the originality, criticism or critical appropriation of Turkeys historical Republican breakthrough. In order to understand how these debates are reflected on society, the state and intellectuals in line with the political developments in recent history, it may be a useful method to look comparatively at the Republic Day celebrations at important turning points. Within this approach, the article evaluates the current state of the Republic and Republicanism at the level of the state, society and intellectuals in 2023, the centennial of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, from the perspective of Gramscis integral state approach. In this respect, the study first traces the changes at the level of political society, civil society and intellectuals by focusing on the differences between the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Republic and the celebrations of the 100th anniversary, and then discusses the impact of these changes at both the state and society levels on possible political and intellectual developments in terms of the future of the phenomenon of Republicanism.

 In recent years in Turkey, a large literature has started to emerge focusing on the theoretical and practical analyses of the Republic and Republicanism. This literature, which has also expanded with the influence of international theory and experiences, has begun to have an impact on concrete political life and the debates therein by being reinterpreted within the framework of the originality, criticism or critical appropriation of Turkeys historical Republican breakthrough. In order to understand how these debates are reflected on society, the state and intellectuals in line with the political developments in recent history, it may be a useful method to look comparatively at the Republic Day celebrations at important turning points. Within this approach, the article evaluates the current state of the Republic and Republicanism at the level of the state, society and intellectuals in 2023, the centennial of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, from the perspective of Gramscis integral state approach. In this respect, the study first traces the changes at the level of political society, civil society and intellectuals by focusing on the differences between the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Republic and the celebrations of the 100th anniversary, and then discusses the impact of these changes at both the state and society levels on possible political and intellectual developments in terms of the future of the phenomenon of Republicanism.

 Türkiyede son yıllarda Cumhuriyet ve Cumhuriyetçilik olgusunun teorik ve pratik açıdan irdelenmesine odaklanan geniş bir literatür oluşmaya başlamıştır. Uluslararası teorinin ve deneyimlerin de etkisiyle genişleyen bu literatür, Türkiyenin tarihsel Cumhuriyet atılımının özgünlüğü, eleştirisi ya da eleştirel sahiplenilmesi çerçevesi içinde yeniden anlamlandırılarak somut siyasal yaşama ve buradaki tartışmalara da etki etmeye başlamıştır. Bu tartışmaların yakın tarih içindeki siyasal gelişmeler doğrultusunda topluma, devlete ve aydınlara nasıl yansıdığını anlamak için, önemli dönüm noktalarındaki Cumhuriyet Bayramı kutlamalarına karşılaştırmalı olarak bakmak faydalı bir yöntem olabilir. Bu yaklaşım çerçevesinde makale, Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin kuruluşunun 100. yılı olan 2023te devlet, toplum ve aydınlar katında Cumhuriyet ve Cumhuriyetçilik olgularının güncel durumunu Gramscinin bütüncül devlet yaklaşımı çerçevesinde değerlendirmektedir. Bu doğrultuda çalışma öncelikle, Cumhuriyetin 75. Yıl kutlamaları ile 100. Yıl kutlamaları arasındaki farklar üzerinden politik toplum, sivil toplum ve aydınlar düzeyindeki değişimin izlerini sürmekte ve devamında da, hem devlet hem de toplum katında yaşanan bu değişmelerin olası siyasal ve düşünsel gelişmelere etkisini yine Cumhuriyetçilik olgusunun geleceği bakımından tartışmaktadır.

Article Details

State, Society and Intellectuals: An Evaluation of the Republic and Republicanism in its 100th Anniversary

Authors:

Deniz Yıldırım | Evren Haspolat

Publisher:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics:

Türk Siyasal Hayatı

Journal:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.201-225

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001314494

pISSN:

2587-2567

Republic

Republicanism

Integral State

Intellectuals

HegemonyCumhuriyet

Cumhuriyetçilik

Bütüncül Devlet

Aydınlar

Hegemonya.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Deniz Yıldırım | Evren Haspolat

Publisher: Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics: Türk Siyasal Hayatı

Journal: Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.201-225

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001314494

pISSN: 2587-2567

Issues

Authors:

Deniz Yıldırım | Evren Haspolat

Publisher:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics:

Türk Siyasal Hayatı

Journal:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.201-225

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001314494

pISSN:

2587-2567