Investigating Turkey Detective Fiction and Turkish Nationalism, 1928}}}1945 [Hardcover]

This volume seeks to understand more about the lives and histories of the general population of the Republic of Turkey during the years 1928 and 1945. During this period, concepts of Turkish nationalism were expounded in a top-down effort to rally the population to be united as Turks. Being a top-down effort, there needed to be mechanisms through which to transmit these concepts to the general population. This work assesses the level to which authors of indigenous Turkish detective fiction written between 1928 and 1945 attempted to aid in this process of transmission. Five series of this period are carefully analysed; the clear conclusion is that there was authorial intent to spread ideas of Turkism in each and every series.1. Introduction

Part I: 1928 to 1938

2. Pire Necmi and the Mystery of the Self-hating Turk

3. Homeland Security: Cems Detective Hero Cemal Doan Instructs Turks How to Protect Turkish Sovereignty

Part II: 1939 to 1950

4. Turkish and non-Turkish character traits developed in Murat Akdoans detective fiction series, 1941 to 1944

5. Samanc1gils Turkish Detective Hero H1z1r Kaplan and the Introduction of Rationalism and Skepticism to Turkish Youth

6. Ziya ?al1kolus Feminist Detective Hero Vefa Polad

7. Conclusion

Bibliography

IndexThis book shows how Turkish detective fiction written between 1928 and 1945 aided in the top-down process of transmitting concepts of Turkish nationalism to the public by adhering very closely to Kemalist concepts of Turkish nationalism.David Masontaught in Islamic Studies and Humanities departments for more than eight years at McGill University, Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, and the American University of Sharjah. His areas of research and teaching interest were the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, nationalism, Islamism, and detective fiction. Prior to his academic career, he traveled extensively and lived and taught in Istanbul for six years.