Reconciling Cultural and Political Identities in a Globalized World : Perspectives on Australia-Turkey Relations

Though geographically far apart, Turkey and Australia are much closer than many would think. This collection provides a relevant, comparative and comprehensive study of two countries seeking to reconcile their history with their geography. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Australia and Turkey: New Perspectives between Old Foes....Pages 1-18 Parallel Lives and Tragic Heroisms: Ottoman, Turkish and Australasian Myths about the Dardanelles Campaigns....Pages 19-44 Australia Turkey Connections: Traders, Foes and Citizens....Pages 45-62 After Gallipoli: Empire, Nation and Diversity in Multicultural Turkey and Australia....Pages 63-90 Australia and Turkey in Postsecular Perspectives....Pages 91-111 Australia, Turkey, and Understandings of Islam in a Secular Age: The Islamic State Movement and the Challenge of Rising Extremism....Pages 113-133 The Gülen Hizmet Movement: Impact on Turkey and Presence in Australia....Pages 135-156 Ottoman Diasporas in Australia: Conflicting Discourses, Reconciling Divides, and Dialogical Engagement....Pages 157-184 Reassessing Turkey’s Relationships with Its Neighbours....Pages 185-209 Turkish Cypriots in Australia: The Evolution of a Multi-hyphenated Community and the Impact of Transnational Events....Pages 211-226 Generating Kemalism in the Antipodes: The Turkish State, AKP, and Cultural Politics in Australia....Pages 227-246 ‘#occupygezi’ — How an Istanbul Park Ignited the ‘Turkish Spring’....Pages 247-266 Back Matter....Pages 267-298 "Though geographically apart, Turkey and Australia are much closer than many would think. In forging their cultural and political identities, both countries have sought to reconcile their history with their geography. On the occasion of the Gallipoli centenary, the different and shared paths of these two countries are ready for examination. This study features their important interactions, through both conflict and migration, from the Gallipoli landing to the present day. It addresses key foreign policy concerns--such as the relationship with the United States--and domestic politics. Turkey is still wrestling with the legacy of its Ottoman past, including the status of ethnic and religious minorities, as well as tensions between secular modernity and Islamic religiosity. Australia too is grappling with its own ethnic and religious diversity, and particular its Muslim communities, of which the Turks are one of the oldest. This collection provides a relevant, comparative and comprehensive study of two countries seeking to reconcile their history with their geography"-- Provided by publisher