In the Hunt for the “Sultans of Smack
” Dope, Gangsters and the Construction of the Turkish Deep State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10278927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Gingeras (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 426-441 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Middle East Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3141 • E-ISSN: 1940-3461 |
| Publisher | The Middle East Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3751/65.3.14 |
| PMID | 22081838 |
| OpenAlex | W2039353407 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article traces the development and evolution of the Turkish heroin trade against the backdrop of the Republic of Turkey's long transition from imperial core to nation-state. In taking up heroin's relationship to modern Turkey, I would like to specifically explore the meaning and manifestations of what many inside and outside of academia have called the "deep state." Heroin, I argue, was and is one of the most vital enablers of the factional "deep state" rivalries that compete for power in Ankara, adding a steady violent dimension to local and national politics
Epistemology · Heroin · Meaning (existential · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · Turkish · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Citations per year | 0.64 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |