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    Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide 48-Nilüfer Göle

    January 16, 2015 By administrator

    By : Hambersom Aghbashian,

    Nilüfer Göle (born� 1953) is a prominent Turkish Frenchsociologist and
    a leading authority on the political movement of today's educated,
    urbanized, religious Muslimwomen. From 1986 to 2001, she was a
    professor at theBoÄ?aziçi University in Istanbul, and currently at the
    School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences Centre d'Analyse et
    d'Intervention Sociologiques (CADIS) in Paris. Through personal
    interviews, Göle has developed detailed case studies of young Turkish
    women who are turning to the tenets of fundamental Islamicgender
    codes. Her sociological approach has also produced a broader critique
    of Euro centrism (European� exceptionalism) with regard to emerging
    Islamic identities at the close of the twentieth century. She has
    explored the specific topic of covering, as well as the complexities
    of living in a multicultural world. Göle has published many books,
    amongst them `Interpénétrations: L'Islam et l'Europe. (Paris: Galaade
    Editions, 2005)', `Islamisme et féminisme en Turquie: regards
    croisés,' in Le foulard islamique en questions (Paris: Éditions
    Amsterdam, 2004)', and others.(1)

    � Under the title ' Europe ` an identity or a
    project?' Nilüfer Göle wrote on� Dec.15, 2005, ' ¦the Armenian
    question still remains a major taboo for Turkish nationalism. The
    official view of the past is based on the suppression and denial of
    the 1915 genocide that created a sort of short-memory and diffused
    amnesia about the past for the generations of the Republic. One
    question is how to remember the past and the second is to develop and
    express points of view that are independent of the official one. The
    choice of words to label the events, whether it is `deportation,'
    `ethnic cleansing,' `massacres,' or `genocide' is becoming a battle
    ground for the public debate that begins. The debate is initiated by
    few Turkish intellectuals, historians, including those of the Armenian
    community who challenged the ideological version of the events,
    defying the taboos of Turkish nationalism and exploring new ways of
    relating to the emotional trauma of Armenians and developing a new
    narrative on the historical past, albeit under the pressures of
    nationalist forces and juridical intimidation.' (2)

    � Nilüfer Göle was� one of the Turkish
    intellectual who have signed a Petition Against Denialist Exhibition�
    in Denmark , reminding the Denmark's authorities that by� giving the
    Turkish government the opportunity to present an `alternative
    exhibit', against the Genocide recognition ,they support their policy
    of suppression and intimidation. And that their support constitutes an
    obstacle to democratization efforts in Turkey today.(3)

    � According to `www.projetaladin.org' , Nilüfer
    Göle said, `Today we cannot talk about the Europeanism of Europe
    without historical consciousness of the Holocaust. We cannot be a
    citizen of Europe today without this memory, so it affects all
    citizens of all faiths, including immigrants who become European
    citizens or countries such as Turkey who want to join the European
    Union. This memory is part of Europe today and so it is imperative to
    make it one's own as part of European historical consciousness. I feel
    concerned not only as a European citizen, but also due to my own
    experience as someone from Turkey, bringing to mind the events of 1915
    and the issue of the Armenian genocide'.(4)

    � In her article entitled `A Libertarian and
    Unifying Movement'� about Gazi protest in Turkey, Nilüfer Göle
    mentioned ` when the taboo of the Armenian Genocide is lifted, then it
    becomes possible to make peace with Kurdish nationalists and when the
    army is withdrawn from public life, this movement announces the need
    for a new public culture based on recognition and bringing people
    together'.(5)

    � A group of academics, journalists, artists and
    intellectuals have released a statement condemning� the `open hatred
    and hostility' towards Armenians in Turkish schoolbooks, which were�
    exposed by Agos and Taraf newspapers, who published reports on hateful
    remarks targeting Armenians in the textbooks used in history classes,
    according to Today's Zaman. A letter accompanying the text of the
    condemnation, written by historian Taner Akçam, notes that including
    such expressions as lesson material to teach children is a disgrace.
    Nilüfer Göle was one of the academics who have participated in
    releasing the statement.(6)�

    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''1-
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil%C3%BCfer_G%C3%B6le

    2- http://www.signandsight.com/features/514.html

    3- http://www.genocide-museum.am/eng/19.12.12.php

    4- http://www.projetaladin.org/en/nil%C3%BCfer-g%C3%B6le-en.html

    5- http://en.qantara.de/content/gezi-protests-in-turkey-a-libertarian-and-unifying-movement

    6- Turkish Intellectuals Condemn Anti-Armenian Textbooks.
    Asbarez.com.Sept. 30th, 2014

    http://www.gagrule.net/turkish-intellectuals-recognized-armenian-genocide-48-nilufer-gole/



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