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'''Sèvres syndrome''' is a term used by scholars in discussing the history of modern ]. It describes the impact of the 1920 ] on the formation and subsequent development of the Turkish state. In this treaty, the victorious powers sought the division of the former Ottoman heartland of Anatolia. The Treaty created an Armenian homeland in the east and added largely Greek-speaking parts of Thrace and the Aegean coast to ]. Large swaths of the rest would have been under British, French, Italian or International control, including ] and the ]. The independent Turkish state that emerged would have been quite small. The perceived humiliation of this division of land provoked a Turkish uprising under ] that led to the creation of modern Turkey. '''Sèvres syndrome''' describes the lingering impact of the threatened dismemberment of what Turks perceive as their rightful national territory. |
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'''Sèvres syndrome''' is a term used by scholars in discussing the history of modern ]. It describes the impact of the 1920 ] on the formation and subsequent development of the Turkish state. In this treaty, the victorious powers sought the division of the former Ottoman heartland of Anatolia. The Treaty created an Armenian homeland in the east and added largely Greek-speaking parts of Thrace and the Aegean coast to ]. Large swaths of the rest would have been under British, French, Italian or International control, including ] and the ]. The independent Turkish state that emerged would have been quite small. The perceived humiliation of this division of land provoked a Turkish uprising under ] that led to the creation of modern Turkey. '''Sèvres syndrome''' describes the lingering impact of the threatened dismemberment of what Turks perceive as their rightful national territory. |
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Discussions over challenges facing Turkey, the country’s domestic and foreign policy, vision of the state are taking place in Turkey’s different socio-political, scientific and analytical circles within the framework of which the fears and phobic perceptions of the Turkish public and political circles are being manifested. In that context the discussions over possible dismemberment of Turkey, violation of integrity and existence of such initiatives by external forces have intensified in different spheres. This phenomenon is referred to as the “Sèvres syndrome”, “Sèvresphobia” or “fear of dismemberment”. Such discussions on the state and social levels of Turkey are the result of complex perception of a number of existing issues which, in turn, give birth to conclusions based on worries and phobias and form psychological stereotypes.<ref>http://bs-kavkaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Fears_Turkey.pdf</ref> |
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Discussions over challenges facing Turkey, the country’s domestic and foreign policy, vision of the state are taking place in Turkey’s different socio-political, scientific and analytical circles within the framework of which the fears and phobic perceptions of the Turkish public and political circles are being manifested. In that context the discussions over possible dismemberment of Turkey, violation of integrity and existence of such initiatives by external forces have intensified in different spheres. This phenomenon is referred to as the “Sèvres syndrome”, “Sèvresphobia” or “fear of dismemberment”. Such discussions on the state and social levels of Turkey are the result of complex perception of a number of existing issues which, in turn, give birth to conclusions based on worries and phobias and form psychological stereotypes.<ref> Levon Hovsepyan, The Fears of Turkey. Manifestations of the “Sèvres Syndrome” in Turkey’s |
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Socio-Political Discourse, Yerevan 2012 http://bs-kavkaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Fears_Turkey.pdf</ref> |
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Historian ] describes this attitude as an ongoing perception that "there are forces which continually seek to disperse and destroy us, and it is necessary to defend the state against this danger."<ref>Taner Akçam,"From Empire to Republic; Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide," Zoryan Institute, 2001, p. 230.</ref> Dietrich Jung describes it as "the perception of being encircled by enemies attempting the destruction of the Turkish state," and asserts that it remains a significant determinant of Turkish foreign policy.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2003_07-09/jung_sevres/jung_sevres.html</ref> |
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Historian ] describes this attitude as an ongoing perception that "there are forces which continually seek to disperse and destroy us, and it is necessary to defend the state against this danger."<ref>Taner Akçam,"From Empire to Republic; Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide," Zoryan Institute, 2001, p. 230.</ref> Dietrich Jung describes it as "the perception of being encircled by enemies attempting the destruction of the Turkish state," and asserts that it remains a significant determinant of Turkish foreign policy.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2003_07-09/jung_sevres/jung_sevres.html</ref> |
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