THE DIVISIVE AND UNIFYING ROLES OF NATIONAL SYMBOLS IN NATION-BUILDING: THE NIYAZOV ERA TURKMENISTAN AS A CASE STUDY

İsmail Hakkı Elçi

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THE DIVISIVE AND UNIFYING ROLES OF NATIONAL SYMBOLS IN NATION-BUILDING: THE NIYAZOV ERA TURKMENISTAN AS A CASE STUDY

Yazarlar:

İsmail Hakkı Elçi

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Political Science

Dergi:

Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.299-317

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299070

pISSN:

2687-184X

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Özet:

 In the Turkic Republics, which gained their independence in the post-Soviet period, a new nation-state and national identity building process took place. Most of them benefited from the role of political symbols in creating a national identity in this process; tried to create unifying supra-national identity above sub-national identities with symbols that refer to ethnic, religious-historical partnerships. The feature that distinguishes this study from others; rather than the unifying roles of political symbols; is using the Niyazov Period Turkmenistan as a case example to explain its discriminatory and competitive roles. This article, as much as political symbols are unifying and partnership-building; It aims to justify its claim that they are also discriminatory and competitive, based on the Turkmenistan national anthem, flag and money of the Niyazov era. In the study, Niyazov used to build national identity and legitimize his power; Anthem, flag and money symbols were used as explanatory elements. In the article, a historical-descriptive and comparative method has been used. Within the framework of this method, march, flag and money symbols of the Niyazov period have been given, compared with the periods before and after Niyazov, and its meaning in terms of political symbolism has been tried to be emphasized.

 In the Turkic Republics, which gained their independence in the post-Soviet period, a new nation-state and national identity building process took place. Most of them benefited from the role of political symbols in creating a national identity in this process; tried to create unifying supra-national identity above sub-national identities with symbols that refer to ethnic, religious-historical partnerships. The feature that distinguishes this study from others; rather than the unifying roles of political symbols; is using the Niyazov Period Turkmenistan as a case example to explain its discriminatory and competitive roles. This article, as much as political symbols are unifying and partnership-building; It aims to justify its claim that they are also discriminatory and competitive, based on the Turkmenistan national anthem, flag and money of the Niyazov era. In the study, Niyazov used to build national identity and legitimize his power; Anthem, flag and money symbols were used as explanatory elements. In the article, a historical-descriptive and comparative method has been used. Within the framework of this method, march, flag and money symbols of the Niyazov period have been given, compared with the periods before and after Niyazov, and its meaning in terms of political symbolism has been tried to be emphasized.

 In the Turkic Republics, which gained their independence in the post-Soviet period, a new nation-state and national identity building process took place. Most of them benefited from the role of political symbols in creating a national identity in this process; tried to create unifying supra-national identity above sub-national identities with symbols that refer to ethnic, religious-historical partnerships. The feature that distinguishes this study from others; rather than the unifying roles of political symbols; is using the Niyazov Period Turkmenistan as a case example to explain its discriminatory and competitive roles. This article, as much as political symbols are unifying and partnership-building; It aims to justify its claim that they are also discriminatory and competitive, based on the Turkmenistan national anthem, flag and money of the Niyazov era. In the study, Niyazov used to build national identity and legitimize his power; Anthem, flag and money symbols were used as explanatory elements. In the article, a historical-descriptive and comparative method has been used. Within the framework of this method, march, flag and money symbols of the Niyazov period have been given, compared with the periods before and after Niyazov, and its meaning in terms of political symbolism has been tried to be emphasized.

 Sovyet sonrası dönemde bağımsızlıklarını kazanan Türk Cumhuriyetlerinde yeni bir ulus-devlet ve ulusal kimlik inşası süreci yaşanmıştır. Çoğu, bu süreçte siyasal sembollerin ulusal bir kimlik oluşturmadaki rollerinden faydalanmış; etnik, dini ve tarihi ortaklıklara gönderme yapan sembollerle ulus-altı kimliklerin üstünde, birleştirici bir ulus-üstü kimlik oluşturmaya çalışmıştır. Bu bağlamdan hareketle; siyasal sembollerin ortak bir kimlik kurmadaki işe yarar rollerini ortaya koymak için Türki Cumhuriyetler, birer vaka örneği olarak sıkça kullanılmış ve bu konu hakkında literatürde çokça çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmayı diğerlerinden ayıran özellik; çalışmanın siyasal sembollerin birleştirici rollerinden ziyade, ayrıştırıcı ve rekabet yaratıcı rollerini açıklamak için Saparmurat Niyazov Dönemi Türkmenistanı vaka örneği olarak kullanmasıdır. Bu makale, siyasal sembollerin birleştirici ve ortaklık kurucu oldukları kadar; ayrıştırıcı ve rekabet yaratıcı da oldukları iddiasını, Niyazov dönemi Türkmenistan ulusal marşı, bayrağı ve parası üzerinden gerekçelendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada, Niyazovun ulusal bir kimlik inşa etmek ve iktidarını meşrulaştırmak için kullandığı; marş, bayrak ve para sembolleri açıklayıcı öğeler olarak kullanılmıştır. Makalede tarihsel-betimleyici ve karşılaştırmalı bir yöntem kullanılmıştır. Bu yöntem çerçevesinde, Niyazov dönemi marş, bayrak ve para sembolleri verilerek, Niyazov öncesi ve sonrası dönemlerle karşılaştırılmış ve siyasal sembolizm açısından taşıdığı anlam vurgulanmaya çalışılmıştır.

Makale detayları

THE DIVISIVE AND UNIFYING ROLES OF NATIONAL SYMBOLS IN NATION-BUILDING: THE NIYAZOV ERA TURKMENISTAN AS A CASE STUDY

Yazarlar:

İsmail Hakkı Elçi

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Political Science

Dergi:

Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.299-317

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299070

pISSN:

2687-184X

National Symbols

Discriminating

Construction

Nation

TurkmenbashiUlusal Semboller

Ayrıştırıcı

İnşa

Ulus

Türkmenbaşı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: İsmail Hakkı Elçi

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar: Political Science

Dergi: Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.299-317

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001299070

pISSN: 2687-184X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İsmail Hakkı Elçi

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Political Science

Dergi:

Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 3, pp.299-317

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299070

pISSN:

2687-184X