Synopsis
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 156. Not illustrated. Chapters: Cem Akas, Ziya Gokalp, Buket Uzuner, Selcuk Altun, Ahmet Hasim, Vartan Pasha, Asli Erdogan, Furuzan, Melih Cevdet Anday, Onat Kutlar, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar, Cahit Sitki Taranci, Tevfik Fikret, Nef'i, Sabahattin Ali, Mustafa Balel, Mahmut Tolon, Ali F. Bilir, Sevin Okyay, Sabit Ince, Omer Seyfettin, Rahim Er, Latife Tekin, Kutlu Adali, Baki Suha Ediboglu, Etyen Mahcupyan, Serdar Rosan, Faruk Nafiz Camlibel, Ahmet Muhip Diranas, Peride Celal, Behcet Necatigil, Cahit Kulebi, Halide Nusret Zorlutuna, Sezai Karakoc, Zeynep Ahunbay, Giritli Sirri Pasha, Asaf Halet Celebi, Yahya Kemal Beyatli, Cem Akas, Mehmet Culum, Sabri Gurses, Cetin Altan, Sureyya Agaoglu, Hakan Sursal, Seyhan Erozcelik, Yusuf Nabi, Albert Karasu, Solomon Kimhi, Mihri Hatun, Kaan Ince, Edip Kizildagli. Excerpt: Ziya Gokalp (born Mehmed Ziya; March 23, 1876, Diyarbakr - October 25, 1924, Constantinople) was a Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and political activist. In 1908, after the Young Turk revolution, he adopted the pen name Gokalp ("sky hero"), which he retained for the rest of his life. As a sociologist, Ziya Gokalp was influential in the overhaul of religious perceptions and evolving of Turkish nationalism. Gokalp's work was particularly influential in shaping the reforms of Kemal Ataturk; his influence figured prominently in the development of Kemalism, and its legacy in the modern Republic of Turkey. Influenced by contemporary European thought, Gokalp rejected Ottomanism and Islamism in favor of Turkish nationalism. He advocated a Turkification of the Ottoman Empire, by imposing the Turkish language and culture onto all the citizenry. His thought, which popularized Pan-Turkism and Turanism, has been described as a "cult of nationalism and modernization." His nationalist ideals espoused a de-identification with Ottoman Turkey...
