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Ethnic Homogenization in Istanbul by sasa.crezy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the history of renaming place names in Turkey from the late Ottoman Empire through the Republican era, focusing on policies aimed at ethnic homogenization and Turkification. It provides background on debates around restoring former names and examples of places that had names restored in recent years, while also noting the limited scale of such changes. Toponymic practices are analyzed as part of broader efforts to shape national identity and collective memory in Turkey.
- Author
- sasa.crezy
- Language
- EN