Berrak Burçak
Biographic Data
| ID | 1640890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Berrak Burçak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Berrak |
| FAMILY NAME | Burçak |
| SIGNATURE | BURÇAK B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4354-9776 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Istanbul Appearances: Beauty and the Making of Middle-Class Femininities in Urban Turkey
The question of the corset’: Fashion, health and identity in late Ottoman history
This article examines discussions on the corset in the illustrated press, text-book for girls, and medical and advice literature in the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876–1909). The article argues that the corset functioned as a cultural benchmark establishing the terms of Ottoman Muslim female sartorial decorum in a larger medicalized public debate on modern indoor dress. Hamidian reformers responded to a set of intertwined but rather conflicti…
Hygienic beauty: Discussing Ottoman-Muslim female beauty, health and hygiene in the Hamidian Era
This article examines discussions on Ottoman-Muslim female beauty, health and hygiene in the Hamidian Era (1876–1909). Analysing the Hamidian popular press, advice literature and textbooks for girls, the article argues that these discussions were more than just female ‘physical culture’ debates, involving larger issues of late-Ottoman regeneration. Wars, epidemics, massive migration movements and fluctuations in population pushed the late-Ottoman…
Modernization, Science and Engineering in the Early Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire
The process of Ottoman modernization is a complex phenomenon, and to this day it has not yet been adequately treated.1 It may be stated, however, that it was primarily concerned with the notion of
Political tuning in Ankara, a capital, as reflected in its urban symbols and images
Determining the 'tensions, conflicts and social changes' in the city through symbolic configurations and shifting images has been a recent dimension in the study of urban culture. This is the perspective taken in this article. A brief introduction of Turkey and Atatürk is followed by a study of urban symbols. Starting with those of the Ottoman period, these include monuments and statues; the names of city squares, parks and shops; and the street …
Modernization, Science and Engineering in the Early Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire
The process of Ottoman modernization is a complex phenomenon, and to this day it has not yet been adequately treated.1 It may be stated, however, that it was primarily concerned with the notion of
Hygienic beauty: Discussing Ottoman-Muslim female beauty, health and hygiene in the Hamidian Era
This article examines discussions on Ottoman-Muslim female beauty, health and hygiene in the Hamidian Era (1876–1909). Analysing the Hamidian popular press, advice literature and textbooks for girls, the article argues that these discussions were more than just female ‘physical culture’ debates, involving larger issues of late-Ottoman regeneration. Wars, epidemics, massive migration movements and fluctuations in population pushed the late-Ottoman…
Political tuning in Ankara, a capital, as reflected in its urban symbols and images
Determining the 'tensions, conflicts and social changes' in the city through symbolic configurations and shifting images has been a recent dimension in the study of urban culture. This is the perspective taken in this article. A brief introduction of Turkey and Atatürk is followed by a study of urban symbols. Starting with those of the Ottoman period, these include monuments and statues; the names of city squares, parks and shops; and the street …
Political tuning in Ankara, a capital, as reflected in its urban symbols and images
Determining the 'tensions, conflicts and social changes' in the city through symbolic configurations and shifting images has been a recent dimension in the study of urban culture. This is the perspective taken in this article. A brief introduction of Turkey and Atatürk is followed by a study of urban symbols. Starting with those of the Ottoman period, these include monuments and statues; the names of city squares, parks and shops; and the street …
Modernization, Science and Engineering in the Early Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire
The process of Ottoman modernization is a complex phenomenon, and to this day it has not yet been adequately treated.1 It may be stated, however, that it was primarily concerned with the notion of
Hygienic beauty: Discussing Ottoman-Muslim female beauty, health and hygiene in the Hamidian Era
This article examines discussions on Ottoman-Muslim female beauty, health and hygiene in the Hamidian Era (1876–1909). Analysing the Hamidian popular press, advice literature and textbooks for girls, the article argues that these discussions were more than just female ‘physical culture’ debates, involving larger issues of late-Ottoman regeneration. Wars, epidemics, massive migration movements and fluctuations in population pushed the late-Ottoman…
The question of the corset’: Fashion, health and identity in late Ottoman history
This article examines discussions on the corset in the illustrated press, text-book for girls, and medical and advice literature in the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876–1909). The article argues that the corset functioned as a cultural benchmark establishing the terms of Ottoman Muslim female sartorial decorum in a larger medicalized public debate on modern indoor dress. Hamidian reformers responded to a set of intertwined but rather conflicti…
Istanbul Appearances: Beauty and the Making of Middle-Class Femininities in Urban Turkey
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Beauty (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)