Ideology, Discourse, and Alliance Structures

Explaining Far-Right Political Violence in Turkey in the 1970s

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ID4086361
AuthorsSelin Bengi Gümrükçü (0000-0002-6660-3440, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume35
Issue1
Pages210-224
Publication date2023-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09546553.2021.1895121
OpenAlexW3138393491
LanguageEN
Citations received8

During the 1970s, Turkey’s radical nationalist youth were ideologically and culturally shaped by their involvement in the idealist (ülkücü) movement. The idealists also played a significant role on the streets in fomenting the mass political violence that characterized Turkey at this time. Based on the social movements literature, this paper analyzes why and how far-right movements used political violence, departing from the case of the ülkücü movement in Turkey. In doing so, the paper employs Protest Event Analysis with an original dataset of 5,361 protest events for 1971–1985. The findings suggest that far-right violence was facilitated by discursive and political opportunities, namely the praise of ruling politicians and the non-critical rhetoric of and opportunities provided by the alliance structures

Alliance · Criminology · Ideology · Linguistics · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Populism · Praise · Rhetoric · Social movement · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society

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