Alter Kahraman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4410979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alter Kahraman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alter |
| FAMILY NAME | Kahraman |
| SIGNATURE | KAHRAMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9995-6704 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Transformation of Identity among Slavic Muslim Pomaks in Bulgaria and Georgian Muslim Ajarians in Georgia
This article comparatively analyses the identity transformation of Pomaks and Ajarians, two Muslim minorities living with Orthodox majorities. Based on semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted in Bulgaria and Georgia, it is argued that minorities who share more commonalities with the titular community have great difficulty with integrating into the national identity. That is, Pomaks and Ajarians, whose religious affiliations differ from the …
Revisiting Russian Vostokovedenie and Russia’s Complex Relationship with the East
This paper aims to examine the relevance of the Russian Oriental studies ( vostokovedenie ) to the Saidian understanding of Orientalism, which suggests that academics and colonialism are intertwined. Russian vostokovedenie appears to have been influenced by European Orientalism, with its civilizing mission and scholars’ embeddedness in Russian/Soviet policies, rather than as a deviation from its European counterpart. However, it also possessed it…
Kirim Tatar Gazetesi̇ “Leni̇n Bayraği” Üzeri̇ne Saha Araştirmasi Notlari
Kırım’ın Rusya tarafından 2014’te işgal edilmesinden önce gerçekleştirilen ve bu notların konusunu teşkil eden saha araştırması 18 Mayıs 1944 sürgününden sonraki yıllarda ortaya çıkan Kırım Tatar Millî Hareketi ve Kırım Tatarlarının sürgünden sonra ana dillerinde basılan tek gazetesi olan Lenin Bayrağı üzerine yapılmıştır. Bahsi geçen gazete Lenin Bayrağı adı ile 1957 ile 1990 yılları arasında Kırım Tatarlarının yerleştirildiği Sovyet cumhuriyetl…
The belt and road initiative
This article focuses on China’s FDIs and mutual trade with five Central Asian countries, three South Caucasus countries and Iran within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The study examines how the interaction of mutual foreign trade and China’s FDIs affects longitudinal income changes in these countries and to what extent the empirical evidence can demonstrate the significance of China’s investments and trade on their economic …
Azeris and Muslim Ajarians in Georgia
This article focuses on two Muslim groups, Azeris and Muslim Ajarians, who are differently perceived and treated in post-Soviet Georgia. Georgian ethno-religious nationalism bases Georgianness on an ethnic affiliation to Kartvelian roots and religious adherence to Georgian Orthodoxy, and determines one’s level of inclusion in the nation accordingly; those who do not fulfill these criteria, such as Azeris, are excluded from the nation. Muslim Ajar…
Conversion of Ajarians to Orthodox Christianity
Based on field research and interviews conducted in both Ajaria and Tbilisi, this article focuses on the different interpretations of the conversion of ethnically Georgian Muslim Ajarians to Orthodox Christianity. It is argued that Orthodox Christianity is an important aspect of self-identification and the national narrative of all Georgians. For many Muslim Ajarians, conversion appears to be a pragmatic act, with the ultimate goal of being recog…
Azeris and Muslim Ajarians in Georgia
This article focuses on two Muslim groups, Azeris and Muslim Ajarians, who are differently perceived and treated in post-Soviet Georgia. Georgian ethno-religious nationalism bases Georgianness on an ethnic affiliation to Kartvelian roots and religious adherence to Georgian Orthodoxy, and determines one’s level of inclusion in the nation accordingly; those who do not fulfill these criteria, such as Azeris, are excluded from the nation. Muslim Ajar…
Conversion of Ajarians to Orthodox Christianity
Based on field research and interviews conducted in both Ajaria and Tbilisi, this article focuses on the different interpretations of the conversion of ethnically Georgian Muslim Ajarians to Orthodox Christianity. It is argued that Orthodox Christianity is an important aspect of self-identification and the national narrative of all Georgians. For many Muslim Ajarians, conversion appears to be a pragmatic act, with the ultimate goal of being recog…
The belt and road initiative
This article focuses on China’s FDIs and mutual trade with five Central Asian countries, three South Caucasus countries and Iran within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The study examines how the interaction of mutual foreign trade and China’s FDIs affects longitudinal income changes in these countries and to what extent the empirical evidence can demonstrate the significance of China’s investments and trade on their economic …
Conversion of Ajarians to Orthodox Christianity
Based on field research and interviews conducted in both Ajaria and Tbilisi, this article focuses on the different interpretations of the conversion of ethnically Georgian Muslim Ajarians to Orthodox Christianity. It is argued that Orthodox Christianity is an important aspect of self-identification and the national narrative of all Georgians. For many Muslim Ajarians, conversion appears to be a pragmatic act, with the ultimate goal of being recog…
Azeris and Muslim Ajarians in Georgia
This article focuses on two Muslim groups, Azeris and Muslim Ajarians, who are differently perceived and treated in post-Soviet Georgia. Georgian ethno-religious nationalism bases Georgianness on an ethnic affiliation to Kartvelian roots and religious adherence to Georgian Orthodoxy, and determines one’s level of inclusion in the nation accordingly; those who do not fulfill these criteria, such as Azeris, are excluded from the nation. Muslim Ajar…
Kirim Tatar Gazetesi̇ “Leni̇n Bayraği” Üzeri̇ne Saha Araştirmasi Notlari
Kırım’ın Rusya tarafından 2014’te işgal edilmesinden önce gerçekleştirilen ve bu notların konusunu teşkil eden saha araştırması 18 Mayıs 1944 sürgününden sonraki yıllarda ortaya çıkan Kırım Tatar Millî Hareketi ve Kırım Tatarlarının sürgünden sonra ana dillerinde basılan tek gazetesi olan Lenin Bayrağı üzerine yapılmıştır. Bahsi geçen gazete Lenin Bayrağı adı ile 1957 ile 1990 yılları arasında Kırım Tatarlarının yerleştirildiği Sovyet cumhuriyetl…
The belt and road initiative
This article focuses on China’s FDIs and mutual trade with five Central Asian countries, three South Caucasus countries and Iran within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The study examines how the interaction of mutual foreign trade and China’s FDIs affects longitudinal income changes in these countries and to what extent the empirical evidence can demonstrate the significance of China’s investments and trade on their economic …
Transformation of Identity among Slavic Muslim Pomaks in Bulgaria and Georgian Muslim Ajarians in Georgia
This article comparatively analyses the identity transformation of Pomaks and Ajarians, two Muslim minorities living with Orthodox majorities. Based on semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted in Bulgaria and Georgia, it is argued that minorities who share more commonalities with the titular community have great difficulty with integrating into the national identity. That is, Pomaks and Ajarians, whose religious affiliations differ from the …
Revisiting Russian Vostokovedenie and Russia’s Complex Relationship with the East
This paper aims to examine the relevance of the Russian Oriental studies ( vostokovedenie ) to the Saidian understanding of Orientalism, which suggests that academics and colonialism are intertwined. Russian vostokovedenie appears to have been influenced by European Orientalism, with its civilizing mission and scholars’ embeddedness in Russian/Soviet policies, rather than as a deviation from its European counterpart. However, it also possessed it…
Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Georgian (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)