Naming and Nation-Building in Turkey: The 1934 Surname Law

ISBN-13: 9781137576330 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 213 str.

Meltem Türköz

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Surnames and the construction of Turkish citizens

2. Intellectual precursors and cultural context: Osmanlıca, Turcology, Language Reform and Surnames

3. Making, disseminating and enforcing the law

4. Generating surnames in theory and practice: surnames booklets, registry documents and the graphic artifacts of the state

5. The social life of the state’s fantasy

6. The burden of minority names

7. Turkish surnames and their critics since 1934

8. Conclusion: The legacy of the surname law in the 21st century

O autorze

Meltem Türköz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Işık University, Turkey.