Türkçe Kitabımız: Batı Trakya’nın Edebiyatı, Gazete ve Dergi Metinleri

Το βιβλίο έγινε με γνώμονα τις εκπαιδευτικές ανάγκες των παιδιών της μειονότητας της Θράκης, που έχουν μητρική γλώσσα την τουρκική. Δημιουργήθηκε για να χρησιμοποιείται παράλληλα με τα σχολικά βιβλία διδασκαλίας της τουρκικής γλώσσας που υπάρχουν ήδη, ως βοηθητικό και συμπληρωματικό. Η καινοτομία που το κάνει υποδειγματικό είναι ότι στηρίζεται στη δημιουργική συμβολή της μειονότητας και δίνει τη σημασία που πρέπει στον πολιτιστικό της πλούτο. Οι ιδιαιτερότητες του βιβλίου: 1) Είναι η πρώτη φορά που μειονοτικοί Θρακιώτες, με τη συμβολή δύο ελλήνων μειονοτικών της Κωνσταντινούπολης, συνέταξαν ένα σχολικό βιβλίο δικό τους, δείγμα σεβασμού στη μειονότητα. 2) Όλα τα κείμενα που περιέχει το βιβλίο έχουν γραφτεί στα τουρκικά από μέλη της μειονότητας. Το βιβλίο φιλοξενεί σαράντα οκτώ μειονοτικούς συγγραφείς, ποιητές και διανοουμένους. 3) Το βιβλίο περιέχει πολλών ειδών κείμενα που έχουν αντληθεί από σχεδόν όλα τα τουρκόφωνα έντυπα (εφημερίδες και περιοδικά) που εκδίδονται στη Θράκη. 4) Το κάθε μάθημα συνοδεύουν φωτογραφίες που απεικονίζουν τον πολιτισμό και την ιστορική κληρονομιά της μειονότητας. Ένας μεντρεσές, ένα τζαμί, ένα σχολείο παρέχουν στους μικρούς αναγνώστες υλικό για να αναπτύξουν με το περιβάλλον τους σχέσεις που ανοίγουν πόρτες σε ένα καλύτερο μέλλον. 5) Οι συγγραφείς είναι μειονοτικοί. Τα κείμενα πηγάζουν από την πραγματικότητα της μειονότητας, αναφέρονται στην καθημερινότητα, στις παραδόσεις και στα προβλήματά της, και αποπνέουν κατανόηση της καθημερινότητας, αγάπη των παραδόσεων και ενσυναίσθηση των προβλημάτων. Τα περιεχόμενα (τίτλοι μαθημάτων) είναι: 1- Ξεκινά το σχολείο και ένας νέος χρόνος 2- Η αγάπη για τη μητέρα 3- Η αγάπη για το δάσκαλο 4- Η αγάπη για τον τόπο μας – Η νοσταλγία 5- Η αγάπη για τον τόπο μας – Η αγάπη για το συνάνθρωπο 6- Προβλήματα – Η παιδεία 7- Η καπνοπαραγωγή 8- Τα απόμακρα προβλήματα – ή τα δεινά των άλλων 9- Οι παραδόσεις μας 10- Οι γειτονιές μας, τα έθιμά μας 11- Η αγάπη για τον Γιουνούς και το ποίημα 12- Το περιβάλλον μας που αλλάζει 13- Η ιστορία, ή «Κάποτε ήταν αλλιώς» 14- Η γλώσσα μας 15- Κοινωνικά θέματα – Η μέρα της γυναίκας και του παιδιού 16- Η καθημερινότητά μας – Οι ευχάριστες αναμνήσεις 17- Η καθημερινότητά μας – Οι δυσάρεστες αναμνήσεις 18- Η καθημερινότητά μας – Σκηνές από τα σχολεία μας 19- Πρέπει να είμαστε δίγλωσσοι και Οι μεταφράσεις 20- Τι γίνεται στον κόσμο 21- Τι κάνουμε στον ελεύθερο χρόνο μας – Τα «hobby» μας 22- Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα σαν την υγεία! 23- Ο εσωτερικός μας κόσμος 24- Η ζωή σας περιμένε

Neurobiological Components of Sexual Identity Development and Epigenetic Effects of Environmental Stressors

In this review, we explore the intricate development of sexual identity, drawing insights from genetic, endocrinological, neuroanatomical, and neurophysiological studies. Gender identity, encapsulating an individual's internal perception as male or female, undergoes a nuanced and gradual formation, commencing early in life and progressing through distinct stages. Gender nonconformity delineates behaviors that diverge from culturally prescribed norms, while gender dysphoria encompasses the emotional distress experienced by some individuals due to a mismatch between their gender identity and assigned sex at birth. The genesis of sexual identity involves multifaceted processes spanning numerous years. Human sex differentiation involves the suppression or inactivation of specific genes, a phenomenon illuminated by genetic investigations into gender dysphoria, which have shown comparable rates of genetic variations to the general population. Nevertheless, twin studies suggest an augmented likelihood of transsexuality among family members, hinting at potential environmental influences. Brain sexual differentiation occurs during mid-to-late pregnancy due to the impact of gonadal hormones. The mechanisms underpinning the loss of feminine brain characteristics and subsequent masculinization likely involve a combination of factors, indicating a complex interplay rather than a singular cause. Studies propose that human sexual behavior is not governed by a solitary gene but rather by a network of genes dispersed across the genome. Notably, disparities in brain structures, functionalities between genders, as well as variations in endocrine and serotonin-dopamine levels, are implicated in the etiology of gender dysphoria, contributing to the understanding of this complex phenomenon situated between genders

Collective Discussion: Movement and Carceral Spatiality in the Pandemic

Various measures of mobility restrictions were introduced since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This collective discussion examines them in relation to six different carceral techniques that govern movement: citizenship, nativism, colonialism, infrastructure, gender, and borders. We investigate how these spatializing techniques of carcerality have been modified and strengthened in the pandemic and their implications for how we conceptualize migration. Our conversation revolves around the relationality between movement and confinement to argue that they are not in opposition but work in tandem: Their meanings become interchangeable, and their relationship is reconfigured. In this collective discussion, we are interested in how to analyze movement/migration in ways that do not define the pandemic through temporal boundaries to mark its beginning and ending

Ulusaldan Küresele: Popülizm, Demokrasi, Güvenlik Konferansı

Öngörülmesi giderek güçleşen, sarsıntılı ve savrulmalı zamanlardan geçiyoruz. İkinci Dünya Savaşı ve Soğuk Savaş ortak deneyimleri sonrasında 1950’lerden ve 1990’lardan itibaren demokratik sistemlerin peş peşe dalgalarla meşrulaşacağı, yaygınlaşacağı ve güçleneceği öngörüsü hakimdi. Ancak son yıllarda yaşanan bazı gelişmelerle demokrasilerin geleceği tekrar sorgulanmaya başladı. Gerek 11 Eylül ile başlayan ve IŞİD ile devam eden ve şiddet içeren İslamcı radikalizm, gerek Batı demokrasilerinde popülist radikal sağ hareketlerin ve beyaz ırkçı grupların yükselişi ve iktidara gelişi, bir yandan güvenlik-özgürlük ikileminin demokrasi dengesini bozdu, bir yandan da hem demokratik sistemlerin hem dünya barışının geleceğini bizi tekrar sorgular, sorgulatır hale getirdi. Demokrasileri bildiğimizi zannediyoruz, ama demokrasiler ile ilgili daha öğrenmemiz gereken çok şey var. Demokrasi kaderimiz de geleceğimiz de olmak zorunda değil belki de. Ya da belki yanlış yerden soru sormaya başlıyoruz, belki demokrasi yerine yeni bir referansa ihtiyacımız var. Aslında demokrasileri çantada keklik görmeyip, sabırla büyütüp yeşertmek, geliştirmek, korumak, ileri safhalara taşımak ve bizden sonraki nesillere aktarmak bir sorumluluk, ve bu sorumluluk bizlere ait. Popülizm, demokrasi, güvenlik kavramlarının her biri bugün sıkça ve yaygın olarak kullandığımız kavramlar olarak gündelik sohbetlerimizin içine kadar girmiş durumda. Bu yaygın kullanımlarına rağmen her bir kavram, üzerine düşünmeye, tartışmaya ve değerlendirmeye tekrar tekrar olanak verecek derinlikte. Her bir tartışma bir diğerini açarken, farklı gibi görünen bu kavramların birbirleriyle kesiştikleri zeminler bulmak mümkün. Popülist liderlerin politikaları bütün siyaset yapma biçimlerini kendine çeken ya da kendinden uzaklaştıran eksenler yaratarak her ikisini de aynı anda besleyebiliyor. Popülist politikaya angaje olan liderler ve grupların yanında bu politikaya karşı mücadele eden kişiler ve kitleler de yok değil, ancak kimi zaman bu kitleler eleştirdiği bu siyaset biçiminin kurucu öznesi haline de gelebiliyor. Bunun karşısında tabandan gelen demokratikleşme talepleri ve popülist siyasetle beraber kurumsallaşan diğer politika yapma biçimleri, demokrasi anlayışımızı farklı yönlere çekebiliyor. Bu demokratikleşme talepleri kimi zaman olumlu karşılıklar alsa da, kimi zaman devletlerin güvenlik politikaları ile etkisizleştirilmeye ve bastırılmaya çalışılıyor. Güvenlik politikalarının alanı günümüz teknolojisi sebebiyle o kadar genişledi ki, bu politikanın nesnesi haline gelmemiş varlık ve alan bulmak neredeyse mümkün değil. Ulusaldan Küresele: Popülizm, Demokrasi, Güvenlik konferansımız bu alanların kendine özgülüklerini göz önünde bulundururken, aralarındaki kesişimleri de ortaya koyan pek çok değerli sunuma ev sahipliği yaptı. Konferansın düzenlenmesinde emeği geçen herkese, ve bu bildiri kitabında tam metinleri ve özetleri bulunan bütün katılımcılarımıza çok teşekkür ederiz.Publisher's Versio

Introduction to Global Politics

Evren Celik Wiltse is a contributing author, “Chapter 6: Liberalism, Cooperation, Collective Security and Neoliberal Institutionalism”https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hppr_book/1015/thumbnail.jp

Explaining the micro dynamics of the populist cleavage in the 'new Turkey'

Over the last decade, the literature on populism has flourished as it has sought to account for the causes, definitions, and consequences of the significant support and prolonged political success of populist leaders and parties. However, the political and emotional reception of populist performance is still an under-researched subject and research on populism mostly remains at the macro level focusing on the policies and discourses of the populist leaders/parties. In this article, by focusing on Turkey, we shift our emphasis to how populism is received, reproduced, and reflected in the political framework of the diverse electorate and how the impact of certain events, leaders, and crises is magnified by their emotional content. Based on 71 in-depth interviews conducted in Istanbul, Turkey, this article argues that populism creates diverging emotional maps that overlap with political polarization among the populist-leaning constituents and detractors of populism. Taking Turkey's 15 July failed coup attempt as a 'crisis', we study how crisis situations strengthen populist leaders

When elites polarize over polarization: framing the polarization debate in Turkey

This article aims to explore the views of the Turkish elite on the state of polarization in Turkey. By identifying four political frames - namely, harmony, continuity/decline, conspiracy, and conflict - that selected Turkish political and civil society elites use in discussing the phenomenon of polarization in the country through their contributions to a workshop and in-depth qualitative interviews, the article finds that there is a considerable degree of polarization among the Turkish elite regarding their views on the presence of polarization in Turkey. Moreover, this overlaps with the divide between the government and the opposition in the country. An analysis of the justificatory arguments employed in constituting the aforementioned frames shows that, while those elites who deny the existence of polarization seek its absence in essentialist characteristics of society, in reductionist comparisons with history, or in internal/external enemies, those who acknowledge polarization's presence look for its roots in political and institutional factors and processes. The article highlights how, given the denial of polarization by the pro-government elite and the substantial gap between the two camps' justificatory narratives, the currently reported high rates of polarization in Turkey can, at best, be expected to remain as is in the near future, barring a radical change in political constellations