Using an oral history approach, this book draws on Gypsy and non-Gypsy narratives to tell the story of Gypsy forced dislocation from Bayramic, a northwestern town of Turkey, in 1970. Gul Ozatesler examines memory construction, the categories of Gypsyness and Turkishness, and the different perspectives and positions that emerged, considering all in relation to underlying socioeconomic structure. The book reveals how ethnic and other identities can be deployed to conceal socioeconomic and political inequalities.

Using an oral history approach, this book draws on Gypsy and non-Gypsy narratives to tell the story of Gypsy forced dislocation from Bayramic, a northwestern town of Turkey, in 1970. Gul Ozatesler examines memory construction, the categories of Gypsyness and Turkishness, and the different perspectives and positions that emerged, considering all in relation to underlying socioeconomic structure. The book reveals how ethnic and other identities can be deployed to conceal socioeconomic and political inequalities."

Bir ulusun toplumsal hafizasi nasil sekillenir, toplumdaki coklu kimlikler nasil insa edilir, toplumsal kategorilerin donusturulmesi nasil gerceklesir? Turkiye'deki Cingenelere karsi uygulanan dislayici siddet uzerinden bu sorularin cevaplarini arayan Gul Ozatesler, 1970 yilinda Canakkale'nin Bayramic kasabasinda yasanan ve Cingenelerin zorla yerinden edilmelerine uzanan olaylari mercek altina aliyor. Ozatesler, kucuk bir kasabadan ulkenin butunune uzanan bir analiz cercevesinde, Turkiye'nin sosyoekonomik yapisinin, Cingenelik kategorisinin insasinin, milliyetciligin, etnik ve dinsel...