The 1968 Political Generation in Turkey
Memory and (Re)imagining of Icons from International Leftist Movements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6458296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cemre Aydoğan (0000-0002-9528-9892, Department of Anthropology, Yeditepe University Istanbul Turkey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-248 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-1262 • E-ISSN: 1876-3324 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.30965/18763324-bja10114 |
| OpenAlex | W4406252036 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
This study examines the memory of Turkey’s 1968 political generation by exploring their perceptions of the international left, particularly focusing on influential icons or heroes of socialist movements. Through interviews with participants in the 1968 protests, the research reveals a predominant reverence for the Soviet icons, despite their acknowledged flaws. This idealization of Soviet figures aligns with a broader pattern in which collective memory in Turkey connects with global revolutionary narratives that emphasize universal ideals of revolutionary movements, solidarity, and social justice, independent of national contexts. However, in Turkey, these global narratives are often centered around the Soviet Union, which is framed as an “evil ideology” within official history. The study further explores how ideological divisions within the global left—such as between Soviet and Maoist communism—shaped local memory practices
Collective memory · Communism · Idealization · Ideology · Left-wing politics · Literature · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reverence · Socialism · Sociology · Solidarity · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Turkey's Politics and Society
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The Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics
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The Changing World Religion Map
The Fascination of the Turkish Left with Palestine
Sino-Cuban Relations during the Early Years of the Castro Regime, 1959–1966
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Communist nostalgia and the consolidation of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
The Forgotten Icon of ‘68 in Turkey
Enver Hoxha’s Last Purge
Soviet‐Turkish relations and politics in the Armenian SSR
Black History, Oral History, and Genealogy
Yugoslavism between the world wars
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Castro's Revolution, Cuban Communist Appeals, and the Soviet Response
Reconsidering social movements in Turkey
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Political Violence and Terrorism in Turkey, 1976-80
Unmaking the present, remaking memory
Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |