CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Kocabal, Osman |
|---|---|
| Title | The Perception of Byzantine History During the First World War Through the Lens of Late Ottoman Intellectual: An Analysis of Celal Nuri's Rum ve Bizans Through Morality |
| Summary | This thesis examines Celal Nuri [İleri]’s book Rum ve Bizans from the perspective of the author's understanding of morality and examines the perception of Byzantine history in late Ottoman historiography. It aims to understand how historiography intersected with discussions of moral decline and how Byzantine history was instrumentalized at this point by examining the book in the context of the First World War. Celal Nuri, one of the most read and productive names of the Second Constitutional and Early Republic periods, was both an influential name with his ideas and someone who was influenced by every perspective in this complex political environment. The aim of the study is to contribute to better examining both the relationship of Turkish historiography with Byzantium and the roots of the negative perception of Byzantine heritage and history in today's Turkish society through the examination of Rum ve Bizans of Celal Nuri. The study aligns with the claims that the depiction of an immoral image of Byzantium served to strengthen nationalism. By doing this, this study also looks at the interactions between history, politics, and morality for shaping historical narratives. |
| Supervisor | Wilson, Brett M.;Börekçi, Günhan |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/kocabal_osman.pdf |
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